Cessna 185 N5892T
2 May 1966 · Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1966 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N5892T, operated by William Smith, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N5892T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William Smith
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0395
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
OUTER BEARING RACE AND RETAINING BOSS IN WHEEL HUBS FAILED.LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1966 | Cessna 185 | Marion Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1966 | Cessna 185 | Houma la, Louisiana, United States | Halo Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1966 | Cessna 185 | Land O Lakes Wisc, Wisconsin, United States | High Pines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1966 | Cessna 185C | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Sun Oil Co | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1966 | Cessna 185 | Willow Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1966 | Cessna 185A | Lafollette Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
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