Cessna 185E N2748J
30 April 1973 · Homer, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 April 1973 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 185E registered N2748J, operated by Homer Air Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Homer, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homer, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jakolof Bay Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185E
- Registration
- N2748J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Homer Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0863
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
LOST CTL IN STEEP L CLIMBING TURN JUST AFTER TKOF FROM SHORT BEACH STRIP. GUSTING TO 15K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1973 | Cessna 185A | Chauvin, Louisiana, United States | Berry Bros GEN | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Oct 1973 | Cessna 185 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air SE | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1973 | Cessna 185 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Mar 1973 | Cessna 185E | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Kenai Native A | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |