Cessna 185F N21749
6 October 1980 · Le Duc Lake, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 October 1980 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N21749, operated by Revilla Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Le Duc Lake, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Le Duc Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185F
- Registration
- N21749
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Revilla Flying
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Ketchikan, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3221
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
BGN TKOF 1MI DWN 2MI CANYON LAKE.CLBD 400FT, BGN DWNWND TURN, ENCTRD DWNDFT.WND GSTG 35.CO PLN.FLOAT
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 | - |
| 17 Jun 1980 | Cessna 185 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Air Martel, Inc | 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 | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| 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 | - |