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Cessna 185 N1531F

13 October 1973 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 13 October 1973 at about 09:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N1531F, operated by Ketchum Air SE, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N1531F
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Ketchum Air SE
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Taxi
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3727

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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

HIGH RPM, FAST TAXI, FLOATS HIT FROZEN MUD, GRASS & 2 SLOUGHS.ACFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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