Cessna 185A N1688Z

Summary

On 14 September 1983 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 185A registered N1688Z was involved in an accident near Aniak, 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.

Date

14 September 1983 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Aniak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Gravel Strip (ANI)

Coordinates

61.1996, -158.6001

Aircraft

Cessna 185A

Registration

N1688Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83LA185

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STRIP NEAR A CAMP SITE. REPORTEDLY, THE STRIP WAS LOCATED ON A HILL (LEVEL BENCH AREA) & WAS ORIENTED GENERALLY IN A NORTH/SOUTH DIRECTION. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 080 DEG AT ABOUT 15 GUSTING 18 KTS. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A ROBERTSON STOL KIT WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, DIMINISHES ITS X-WIND CAPABILITY. HE REPORTED THAT HE LIFTED OFF NEAR THE END OF THE RWY AT APRX 50 TO 55 MPH, THEN ABOUT 300 FROM THE END, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT TOUCHED DOWN ON ROUGH TERRAIN & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PLT BELIEVED THAT DUE TO THE TERRAIN, THE WIND (BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY) HAD SHIFTED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.