Cessna 185E N3359L
4 August 1977 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1977 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 185E registered N3359L, operated by Todds Air Serv, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. 3 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Helicopter Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185E
- Registration
- N3359L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Todds Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Ketchikan, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2090
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
UN LIFT-OFF FRM 4000FT LAKE IN BASIN SURROUNDED ON 3 SIDES BY MTNS.D/A APRX 4700FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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
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| 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 | - |