ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41702
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Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1997 |
Time: | 12:55 |
Type: | Cessna A185F |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N59AK |
MSN: | 18503604 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5750 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tatitlek, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The two airplanes collided while engaged in fish spotting in a rural area of Alaska. The pilot and observer of the Cessna 185, N59AK, said they were cruising over water at 2,000 feet msl in straight and level flight, about to exit a bay. They said they did not see the other airplane until an instant before impact, and that the Bellanca, N5025K, seemed to approach them from slightly below, and slightly to the right, or about their 1 o'clock position. The pilot related that he does not recall a conscious effort to avoid the collision, but that he probably 'instinctively' pulled back on the wheel. The Bellanca fell nearly straight into the sea. The Cessna pilot said the right float was slashed by the Bellanca's propeller. A portion of the Bellanca's right wing fuel tank was found imbedded in the right float of the Cessna. Both airplanes have high wings. The pilot of the Cessna said the weather was clear and sunny, with reflected sunglare from the water and snow covered mountains. CAUSE: The command pilots of both airplanes inadequate visual outlook which led to their failure to see and avoid each other's airplane. A factor associated with the accident was sunglare.
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X07638 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
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21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
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Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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