Cessna 185 N70048
16 August 1979 · Sheldons Point, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1979 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N70048, operated by Galena Air SVC, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sheldons Point, Alaska, United States. 3 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sheldons Point, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sheldons Point
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N70048
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Galena Air SVC
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St.micheals, Ak. → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2324
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
NEW RWY UNUSABLE DUE SOFT SPOTS.PLT NOT AWARE ARPT STILL CLOSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1979 | Cessna 185F | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Hemet-Explorat | No injuries | - |
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| 2 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185E | Cut Bank, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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