Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 185A N4939Q

14 December 1982 · Sawmill Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 December 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 185A registered N4939Q, operated by Chisum Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Sawmill Bay, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Sawmill Bay, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 185A
Registration
N4939Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Chisum Flying Service
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sawmill Bay → Cordova
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC83LA023

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WIND AND EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER BUT DID NOT SINK. IT WASHED ASHORE ON A ROCKY BEACH AND WAS DESTROYED BY WAVE ACTION. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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