Accident Cessna 185F N1790R, Sunday 3 June 1984
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Date:Sunday 3 June 1984
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185F
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N1790R
MSN: 18502506
Year of manufacture:1974
Total airframe hrs:384 hours
Engine model:Continental IO-520-D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Anchorage, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Anchorage, AK (ANC
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WHILE LANDING HIS FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT, THE PLT NOTICED THAT ANOTHER ACFT THAT HAD LANDED BEFORE HIM HAD NOT CLEARED THE LANDING AREA. HE ATTEMPTED A SHARP LEFT TURN AROUND THE OTHER ACFT & THE ACFT HIT A BEACH & FLIPPED OVER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC84LA083
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC84LA083

Revision history:

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