Cessna 185 N1828R
26 January 1977 · Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 January 1977 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N1828R, operated by Cristensen Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mekoryuk, 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 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N1828R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cristensen Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bethel, Ak → Mekoryuk, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0154
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
PLT THOUGHT SELECTED LNDG AREA WAS FROZEN LAKE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE FROZEN UNEVEN TUNDRA.
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 | - |