Plane Crash List

Cessna A185F N4759E

14 November 1988 · Kasitsna Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 November 1988 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4759E, operated by Cook Inlet Aviation, was involved in an accident near Kasitsna Bay, 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 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kasitsna Bay, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
59.4001, -151.3203
Aircraft
Cessna A185F
Registration
N4759E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cook Inlet Aviation
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Homer → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC89LA017

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

THE PLT WAS LANDING ON A BEACH TO DELIVER MAIL. HE RPRTD THAT DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT SKIPPED ABOUT 50 FT BEFORE SETTLING TO THE GROUND, THEN IT REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND & ROLLED STRAIGHT AHEAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT THOUGHT THE NOSE-OVER MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACFT WHEELS HITTING A SOFT SPOT ON THE BEACH WHILE HE WAS APPLYING BRAKES. THE USABLE LANDING AREA ON THE BEACH WAS RPRTD TO BE ABOUT 900 FT. THE PLT HAD LANDED ON THE BEACH MANY TIMES DURING HIS 8 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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