Cessna 185 N432X
7 September 2014 · Gakona, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2014 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N432X, operated by Copper Valley Air Service LLC, was involved in an accident near Gakona, Alaska, United States. 4 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 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gakona, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.7853, -144.3736
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N432X
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Copper Valley Air Service LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gakona → Gulkana
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC14CA077
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control after the airplane's main landing gear tire deflated during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was taking off from a remote off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He stated that during takeoff, the left main landing gear tire deflated, the airplane swerved to the left and clipped a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and tail.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2014 | Cessna U206C | Chitina, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Feb 2014 | Craig C Walls SNOWYRIVER SPECIAL | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2014 | Cessna 180H | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |