Cessna A185F N20752
22 November 1988 · Deadhorse, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 November 1988 at about 22:55 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N20752, operated by Cape Smythe Air Service, was involved in an incident near Deadhorse, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Deadhorse, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deadhorse (SCC)
- Coordinates
- 70.4303, -149.2908
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N20752
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cape Smythe Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Barrow → Deadhorse
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- ANC89IA019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING. THE PILOT COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. BLOOD SAMPLES, TAKEN FROM THE PILOT THREE HOURS AFTER LANDING, CONTAINED 22.1% CARBON MONOXIDE. THE LEFT ENGINE MUFFLER OVERBOARD TUBE WAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE MUFFLER, WHERE THE TWO ARE WELDED, ALLOWING EXHAUST GAS TO ENTER THE COCKPIT THROUGH THE HEATER SYSTEM. THE OVERBOARD TUBE HAD A .022 INCH DEEP GROOVE FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE ENGINE COWLING, ON THE SIDE WHERE THE CRACK ORIGINATED. THE MUFFLER HAD BEEN INSTALLED DURING THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION, 68 HOURS PREVIOUSLY. THE SOURCE OF MANUFACTURER OF THE MUFFLER COULD NOT BE VERIFIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1988 | Cessna A185F | Georgetown, Alaska, United States | R & M Consultants | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1988 | Cessna A185F | Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1988 | Cessna A185F | Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1988 | Cessna A185F | Kasitsna Bay, Alaska, United States | Cook Inlet Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna A185F | Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1989 | Cessna A185F | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | James E. Woodcock | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alvin L. Ashton | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |