Cessna C-182K N3121Q
2 August 1985 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1985 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna C-182K registered N3121Q, operated by George D. Walton, was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. 4 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 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.2005, -154.2798
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-182K
- Registration
- N3121Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- George D. Walton
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Port Alsworth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85LA144
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE AFTER MAKING HIS APPROACH FROM OVER THE WATER. HE FLARED 10 TO 15 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND. UPON TOUCHDOWN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT LEFT THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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