Cessna 185 N5895T
2 November 1971 · American Falls, Idaho, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1971 at about 11:15 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N5895T, operated by Reeder Air SER, was involved in an accident during in flight near American Falls, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- American Falls, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N5895T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reeder Air SER
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Idaho Falls, Idaho → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3929
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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
ACFT HIT PWR LINES CROSSING RIVER 40FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1971 | Cessna 185E | Lemoore, California, United States | West Haven Far | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Cessna 185 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1971 | Cessna 185 | Brentwood, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1971 | Cessna 185A | Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, United States | Wheeler Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1971 | Cessna 185 | Breezy Point, Minnesota, United States | Halvair | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1971 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Chugiak Aviati | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |