Cessna 185 N70008
1 May 1981 · Nome, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 May 1981 at about 16:52 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N70008, operated by Foster Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Nome, Alaska, United States. 6 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 16:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nome, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nome
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N70008
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Foster Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Little Diomede Is, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0818
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
WHEEL SKI EQUIPPED.T/W LOCK, USED TO PREVENT SHIMMEY ON LNDG, REMOVED.MANUAL STATES USE OPTIONAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1981 | Cessna 185F | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | Westwego AVN | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1981 | Cessna 185E | Westhampton B, New York, United States | Malloy Enterpr | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Cessna 185F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1981 | Cessna 185 | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Cape Symthe AI | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1981 | Cessna 185 | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States | Arctic Circle | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1981 | Cessna 185 | Nightmute, Alaska, United States | Executive Chtr | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |