ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361979
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| Date: | Monday 31 May 1993 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Doug Geeting Aviation |
| Registration: | N333DG |
| MSN: | 18503234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3121 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kahiltna Glacie, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Talkeetna, AK (TKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRPLANE TO ANOTHER TAKEOFF AREA. THE PASSENGER STATED THE PILOT TOLD THEM THAT ONCE THEY GOT GOING THERE WAS NO STOPPING. ACCORDING TO ONE PASSENGER, THEY STARTED THE TAKEOFF RUN DOWN THE SLOPE OF THE GLACIER AND THE AIRPLANE MADE A SHARP LEFT 360 DEGREE TURN, LINED UP ON THE TAKEOFF PATH AGAIN, AND CONTINUED. THE AIRPLANE MADE ANOTHER SHARP LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GLACIER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR IS THE ROUGH CONDITION OF THE GLACIER AIRSTRIP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA079
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1998 | N333DG | Doug Geeting Aviation | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
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| 14 June 2002 | N333DG | Doug Geeting Aviation | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
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| 15 June 2002 | N333DG | Doug Geeting Aviation | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 16:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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