Cessna 185 N3539F
27 October 1970 · Metlakatla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 1970 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N3539F, operated by T.m.odell, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Metlakatla, Alaska, United States. 2 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N3539F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- T.m.odell
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ketchikan, Alas → Ketchikan, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1707
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FLOATS STRUCK KNOWN REEF SUBMERGED BY MURKY WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1970 | Cessna 185 | Bowlng Green, Ohio, United States | Skylark Flyers | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1970 | Cessna 185D | Orcas, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 185 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Cessna 185 | Glenallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Cessna 185 | Portland, Maine, United States | Air Maine Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1970 | Cessna 185D | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Christensen DI | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |