Cessna 185 N8845Q
24 September 1979 · Tunnel Meadows, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1979 at about 12:05 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N8845Q, operated by Eastern Sierra, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tunnel Meadows, California, 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 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tunnel Meadows, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tunnel Air Camp
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N8845Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eastern Sierra
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Lone Pine, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2920
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
WIND SHIFTED FROM WEST TO EAST DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. PEAK GUSTS TO 25 KTS.D/A APRX 11,400FT.
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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| 14 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185 | York, Nebraska, United States | DON MAR AV | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Dicks Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185E | Cut Bank, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Cessna 185E | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |