Cessna 185 N70026
22 September 1974 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 September 1974 at about 09:55 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N70026, operated by Frontier Flyin, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fairbanks Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N70026
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frontier Flyin
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Dietrich, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3158
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PILOT STATED HE WAS ABORTING TAKEOFF AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE.B-727 DEP 3 MIN BFR.TWR WARNED PLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1974 | Cessna 185F | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | Warroad Airway | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1974 | Cessna 185 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1974 | Cessna 185 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1974 | Cessna 185E | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Wiley Post Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1974 | Cessna 185 | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1974 | Cessna 185E | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Acme Air Taxi | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |