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Cessna 182D N8874X

19 September 1998 · Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 September 1998 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N8874X was involved in an accident near Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
66.5602, -145.2509
Aircraft
Cessna 182D
Registration
N8874X
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
ANC98LA154

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

A failure of the pilot to maintain the proper glidepath to the landing touch down spot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated private pilot had been taking off and landing along a remote gravel bar in a wheel equipped airplane. He was supporting friends who were floating down a river. On the accident flight, the pilot was landing toward the south. The wind was from the south about 5 knots. The pilot said that the wind speed decreased to zero, and the airplane touched down in the water, about 20 feet short of his intended landing area. The airplane nosed over, and received damage to the fuselage, wings, and the left wing lift strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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