Cessna 185 N1224F
5 March 2008 · Takotna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 2008 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N1224F, operated by John Clark, was involved in an accident near Takotna, Alaska, United States. 3 people were 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Takotna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Takotna (TCT)
- Coordinates
- 63.0000, -156.0000
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N1224F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Clark
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Takotna → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08CA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial certificated pilot was taking off on a short, snow-covered runway in a ski-equipped airplane. He said the day was warm, and as the airplane accelerated down the runway the skis did not release from the snow. He aborted the takeoff, but the airplane slid off the end of the runway and down an embankment. The pilot said the airplane's wings and fuselage were damaged when the airplane left the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2008 | Cessna 185 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Anthony Lee | No injuries | - |
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| 5 May 2008 | Cessna 185 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Rust Flying Service | No injuries | - |
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All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |