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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1985 |
| Time: | 21:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Dan Lee Older |
| Registration: | N8700Z |
| MSN: | 18502896 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3567 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Egegik, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Naknek, AK (5NK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ENGINE FAILED AT 200 FT AGL, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PLT ATTEMPTED TO REACH LAKE, & CRASHED IN TREES AT EDGE OF LAKE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC85LA123
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1983 | N8700Z | Gerald Williams | 0 | Petersburg, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 20:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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