Cessna 185 N4923C
21 September 1976 · Bethel, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1976 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4923C, operated by Delair Charter, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bethel, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bethel Seadrome
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N4923C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Delair Charter
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Eek, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3943
People
Injuries not recorded.
| 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
COLLIDED WITH SMALL BOAT ON RIVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1976 | Cessna 185 | Homer, Alaska, United States | Homer Air Serv | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1976 | Cessna 185 | Renton, Washington, United States | Terry Const.co | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1976 | Cessna 185 | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | Warroad Airway | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1976 | Cessna 185F | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1976 | Cessna 185 | Grangeville, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1976 | Cessna 185 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |