Cessna A185F N87ST
4 August 1975 · Sitka, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1975 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N87ST, operated by Eagle Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sitka, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N87ST
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eagle Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Kelp Bay, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2564
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
LND IN WAKE OF BARGE. HIT BOOM STICK MOORED TO LOG BOOM WITH R FLOAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1975 | Cessna A185F | Oak Island, Minnesota, United States | Warroad Airway | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1975 | Cessna A185F | Connell, Washington, United States | Connell Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1975 | Cessna A185F | Bermuda Dunes, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1975 | Cessna A185F | Crested Butte, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1975 | Cessna A185F | Havre, Montana, United States | Havre Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1975 | Cessna A185F | Burlington, Colorado, United States | Wh&Rf Seelhoff | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |