ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363793
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 February 1992 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Bellair, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4948Q |
| MSN: | 18503583 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12026 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pelican, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sitka, AK (SIT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF, AND WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE WATER THE FLOAT PLANE COLLIDED WITH A CHANNEL MARKER. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE MARKER UNTIL THE IMPACT. THE PILOT AND WITNESSES SAID THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLARE FROM THE SUN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 2005 | N4948Q | William C Salt | 0 | Medford, Oregon | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 06:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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