ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362320
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| Date: | Sunday 14 March 1993 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Symthe Air |
| Registration: | N61500 |
| MSN: | 18504217 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barrow, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A LEFT TURN AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, LOOKING AT CARIBOU, THE AIRPLANE BANKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. ALTITUDE WAS LOST AND THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE MISHAP MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN INADVERTENT STALL. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY COMPANY PERSONNEL DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PREEXISTING PROBLEMS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA044
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1985 | N61500 | Private | 0 | Alaktak, AK | |
sub |
| 21 September 1988 | N61500 | Cape Smythe Air Service | 0 | Chip River, AK | |
sub |
| 31 October 1997 | N61500 | Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. | 0 | Barrow, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 20:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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