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| Date: | Saturday 15 September 2018 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | N573BV LLC |
| Registration: | N573BV |
| MSN: | 18502177 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2798 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D-23-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SSE of Laughlin/Bullhead Int’l Airport (KIFP), Bullhead City, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City-Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, AZ (IFP/KIFP) |
| Glendale Municipal Airport, AZ (KGEU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, the airplane was left of the runway centerline, and he made a 'radical' correction to get back on course. After departing the runway, during the initial climb, he entered information into the fuel totalizer, and when he looked up momentarily, the airplane was in a left bank with rising terrain and powerlines ahead. Realizing that impact was imminent, the pilot added one notch of flaps and kept the wings level. The airplane impacted the ground near a ravine, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The pilot reported, and postaccident examination confirmed, no anomalies of the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot's diverted attention during the initial climb resulted in impact with terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot's diverted attention during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a collision with rising terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR18LA263
https://fr.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N573BV
Location
Media:
USA - AZ - BULLHEAD CITY - A married couple from Washington State were hurt when a Cessna 185 plane crashed on a desert hillside in Bullhead City early Saturday afternoon.https://t.co/gNDYIae9nF pic.twitter.com/XzbRQYrfAb
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 17 septembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2018 14:53 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Sep-2018 15:19 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 18:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 17:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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