Cessna A185E N4708Q
12 August 1972 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1972 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N4708Q, operated by Alaska Lands I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bettles, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185E
- Registration
- N4708Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Lands I
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Loon Lake, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2304
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
DRAINED TANKS PRIOR TO FLT.CRASHED ONTO ROCK SLIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1972 | Cessna A185E | Jeanerette, Louisiana, United States | Christenson DI | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna A185E | Kerman, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1972 | Cessna A185E | Massena, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1972 | Cessna A185E | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1971 | Cessna A185E | Kalskag, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Cessna A185E | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Champion Chemi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |