Cessna 185 N8456Q
9 February 1982 · Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1982 at about 18:11 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N8456Q, operated by Wright Air Service, was involved in an accident near Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States. 2 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 18:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 66.5592, -145.2498
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N8456Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wright Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Yukon → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82DA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE PILOT HAD LANDED THE WHEEL/SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT AT A FIELD SITE TO PICK-UP A PASSENGER. WHILE TAXIING IN SNOW, ESTIMATED TO BE 14 TO 15 INCHES DEEP, THE RIGHT SKI HIT SOMETHING IN THE SNOW AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1982 | Cessna 185A | Marion, Montana, United States | Tomahawk Flight Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Cessna 185 | Anza, California, United States | Mission Aviation Fellowship | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1982 | Cessna 185 | Near Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 185F | Near Chinitna B, Alaska, United States | Alaska North Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1982 | Cessna 185F | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Mark Gruszczynski | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1982 | Cessna 185 | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Southern Seaplanes | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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