Cessna 185 N185TB
6 August 2003 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2003 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N185TB was involved in an accident near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. 3 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.2006, -154.9339
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N185TB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Iliamna → Iliamna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC03CA089
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was departing from a remote lake in a float-equipped airplane. During the initial climb, the airplane's right float struck the shoreline of the lake. The airplane subsequently nosed over on the bank of the lake, and sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2003 | Cessna 185 | Sinclair Is., Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Cessna 185 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2003 | Cessna 185 | Trout Lake, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2003 | Cessna 185 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Gary G. Boles | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Cessna 185 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2003 | Cessna 185F | Lexington, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Cessna 206 | English Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cloud-Wag Aero SPORTSMEN | Noatak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 401 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |