Plane Crash List

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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