Cessna 185 N5416R

15 September 1987 · Mt. Watana, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 September 1987 at about 06:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N5416R was involved in an accident near Mt. Watana, 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: 15 September 1987 at 06:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Mt. Watana, Alaska, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Cessna 185
Registration: N5416R
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: ANC87LA160

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

AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A LAKE THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN SETTLING TOWARD THE REMAINING LAKE. THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ON THE TUNDRA, 200 YARDS FROM THE LAKE'S EDGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DRAINED THE FUEL SUMPS ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND FOUND WATER, BUT DID NOT DRAIN THE FUEL SUMPS ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record ANC87LA160, from the public aviation accident database.

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