Cessna A185E N70039
18 September 1975 · Twin Lakes, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1975 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N70039, operated by Ketchum Air SE, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Twin Lakes, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Twin Lakes, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185E
- Registration
- N70039
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ketchum Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3165
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
WINDS GUSTING TO 30K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1975 | Cessna A185E | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1974 | Cessna A185E | Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States | JAY R.elford | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1976 | Cessna A185E | Jennie, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Cessna A185E | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1974 | Cessna A185E | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Edwin Todd | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1976 | Cessna A185E | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |