Cessna 185 N736ST
20 October 1978 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1978 at about 09:45 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N736ST, operated by TED Gerkin, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Iliamna, 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 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N736ST
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TED Gerkin
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Iliamna, Ak → Talarik Creek, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4087
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
DMGD WING & AILERON DRG PREVIOUS LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1978 | Cessna 185 | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1978 | Cessna 185 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1978 | Cessna 185F | Lafitte, Louisiana, United States | Coiled Tude Co | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 185 | Carver, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Cessna 185E | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Totem Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1978 | Cessna 185F | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |