Cessna 185E N1956U
6 July 1972 · Karluk Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1972 at about 18:08 local time, a Cessna 185E registered N1956U, operated by Kodiak Airways, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Karluk Lake, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Karluk Lake, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Karluk Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185E
- Registration
- N1956U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kodiak Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3987
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLOAT EQUIPPED.RT FLOAT AND WING DUG IN WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1972 | Cessna 185 | Council Blfs, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna 185C | Skinner, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185B | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1972 | Cessna 185 | Tariffville, Connecticut, United States | Red Bird Aero | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1972 | Cessna 185A | Haines, Alaska, United States | John C.fox | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |