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Cessna 185E N5812J

6 September 1970 · Summit, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 September 1970 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 185E registered N5812J was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Summit, 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 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Summit, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Deadman Lake
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 185E
Registration
N5812J
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2270

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

WIND GUSTING 40K. FLOAT EQPD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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