Cessna 185 N4559F
10 August 1966 · Willow Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1966 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4559F was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Willow Alas, Alaska, United States. 3 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willow Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N4559F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3976
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PLT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM WINDING SLOUGH.AIRCRAFT STRUCK SANDBAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1966 | Cessna 185 | Marion Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |
| 8 Apr 1966 | Cessna 185A | Lafollette Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1966 | Cessna 185 | Millinocket Me, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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