Cessna 185A N169E
31 May 1971 · Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1971 at about 10:35 local time, a Cessna 185A registered N169E, operated by Wheeler Air SE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, 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 10:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Thomas Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185A
- Registration
- N169E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wheeler Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Virgin Gorda, Bvi → Charlotte Amalie, Vi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2123
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
FLOAT EQPD, LDG IN HARBOR.WAVES APRX 1-1/2FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 13 May 1971 | Cessna 185 | 29 Palms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |