Cessna 185D N75LE
8 August 2013 · North Pole, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 2013 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 185D registered N75LE was involved in an accident near North Pole, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Pole, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley Sky-Ranch (95Z)
- Coordinates
- 64.7556, -147.3858
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185D
- Registration
- N75LE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Pole → North Pole
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC13CA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The malfunction of the right main wheel brake during taxi due to a faulty O-ring in the right brake pedal master cylinder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had completed his before takeoff checks, and was taxiing the tailwheel-equipped airplane onto the runway for departure. He added power and initiated a left turn to align the airplane with the runway, while attempting to stop the turn the right brake failed and the airplane ground looped striking the right wing on the gravel runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. An examination of the right brake master cylinder revealed that the right brake would not hold pressure and the O-ring within the master cylinder had dried out allowing brake fluid to leak past.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2013 | Cessna 185B | Flat, Alaska, United States | Moroney Bruce J | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2013 | Cessna 185 | Mentasta Lake, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2013 | Cessna 185E | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2013 | Cessna 185 | Vehmersalmi, Finland | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Aug 2013 | Cessna 185 | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | David Henley | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2014 | Cessna 185 | Gakona, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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