Cessna 185 N9881X
26 October 1971 · Hovland, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 October 1971 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N9881X, operated by Lake Superior, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hovland, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hovland, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N9881X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lake Superior
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- North Fowl Lake, Mn → Devil Track Lake, Mn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4543
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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
VISIBILITY REPORTED LESS THAN 1/2 MI WHEN ACFT DEPARTED NORTH FOWL LAKE. ACFT FOUND 5/24/83.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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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 | - |