Cessna 185 N4557F
17 June 1980 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1980 at about 17:19 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4557F, operated by Air Martel, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N4557F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Martel, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gibraltar Lake, Ak → Enchanted Lake, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1680
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
FLOAT EQUIPPED.VALVE SHAFT, P/N 0750173-1, ON INDUCTION SYS AIRBOX FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1980 | Cessna 185 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Central Airway | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Cessna 185 | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States | Kenai Floatpla | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1980 | Cessna 185 | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1980 | Cessna 185 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1980 | Cessna 185 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Stikine Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1980 | Cessna 185F | Le Duc Lake, Alaska, United States | Revilla Flying | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |