Cessna C-185 N1296F

Summary

On 23 December 1983 at about 21:03 local time, a Cessna C-185 registered N1296F was involved in an accident near Naknek, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 December 1983 at 21:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Naknek, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Naknek (5NK)

Coordinates

58.8006, -156.9009

Aircraft

Cessna C-185

Registration

N1296F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ugashik Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC84FAG01

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THAT DURING TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 10 FT AGL IT FELT AS THOUGH THE FLTCONTROLS WERE NOT RESPONDING. THE ACFT STALLED AND HIT THE RUNWAY. THE PLT SUSPECTED THE CONTROLS HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH, BUT WHEN THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION OR TAMPERING WAS FOUND. SEVERAL WITNESSES NOTICED FROST ON THE WINGS OF THE ACFT WITH ONE WITNESSES STATING THAT THERE WAS 'TOO MUCH FROST FOR ANY 185 TO FLY WITH.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.