Plane Crash List

Cessna 185 N124KT

24 May 1992 · Kahiltna Glacie, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 May 1992 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N124KT, operated by JIM and Julie Okonek, was involved in an accident near Kahiltna Glacie, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Kahiltna Glacie, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
62.4507, -149.7899
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N124KT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
JIM and Julie Okonek
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Talkeetna
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC92LA078

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

THE FRACTURE OF THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL SKI PIVOT SHAFT DUE TO IMPROPER MANUFACTURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A TAKEOFF RUN ON THE KAHILTNA GLACIER THE LEFT WHEEL SKI PIVOT SHAFT FRACTURED AND FAILED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO DRAG ON THE SNOW. EXAMINATION OF THE PIVOT SHAFT SHOWED THAT THE METAL WAS 4300 SERIES STEEL, THE TWO KEYWAYS WERE MACHINED DIFFERENTLY, AND THE RADIUS ON THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL STEP WAS IRREGULAR. THESE AREAS DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE MANUFACTURER'S BLUEPRINTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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