Cessna 185 N5083R
2 July 1980 · Palmer, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1980 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N5083R, operated by Central Airway, was involved in an accident during in flight near Palmer, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmer, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N5083R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Central Airway
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tyone Mine Strip, Ak → Anchorage, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WING DAMAGED DRG PREVIOUS ACDNT.WINGTIP BGN TO FOLD UPWARD AFTER ENCTRG TURBC.LNDD IN SWAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 6 Oct 1980 | Cessna 185F | Le Duc Lake, Alaska, United States | Revilla Flying | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |