Cessna 185F N3FC
4 September 1977 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1977 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N3FC was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185F
- Registration
- N3FC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local Area
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3136
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
HOLE IN BOTTOM OF R FLOAT, CONTAINED WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1977 | Cessna 185 | Lake George, New York, United States | ACM Systems | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1977 | Cessna 185 | Minto Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 May 1977 | Cessna 185 | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Paul Fournet | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1977 | Cessna 185F | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1977 | Cessna 185 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1977 | Cessna 185 | Big Delta, Alaska, United States | Frontier Flyin | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |