Cessna 185 N70022
26 November 1971 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 November 1971 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N70022, operated by Chugiak Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. 4 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skwentna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N70022
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chugiak Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Birchwood Arpt, Alas → Rainy Pass, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3664
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
TOOK OFF FROM SNOW COVERED SAND BAR. R SKI HIT ABRUPT RISE.
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 | - |
| 13 May 1971 | Cessna 185 | 29 Palms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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