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Cessna A-185F N61155

10 July 1985 · Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 10 July 1985 at about 22:56 local time, a Cessna A-185F registered N61155, operated by FT. Richardson Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:56
Classification
Accident
Location
Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Six Mile Lake Seaplane (NONE)
Coordinates
61.2708, -149.7904
Aircraft
Cessna A-185F
Registration
N61155
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
FT. Richardson Flying Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Beluga Lake
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85FA124

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 1 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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A LAKE THE ACFT STALLED, DID A HALF SPIN & NOSED INTO THE WATER. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING ACFT NOSE PITCHING UP & DOWN & WINGS WOBBLING JUST PRIOR TO THE STALL. THIS WAS PLT'S FIRST FLT IN THIS TYPE ACFT WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR. THE ACFT WAS HEAVILY LOADED WITH PASSENGERS & FISHING GEAR. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE ADJUSTED THE RPM TO CLIMB PWR THEN ADJUSTED THE FLAPS WHICH WAS THE ORDER IN WHICH HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. THE ACFT FLT MANUAL SAYS TO ADJUST FLAPS FIRST THEN PWR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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