Accident · 1993-09-17
What the record says
- Event date
- 1993-09-17
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 185 (N84627)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- KETCHIKAN AIR SERVICE, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- KETCHIKAN AIR SERVICE, INC.
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION. THE ROUGH WATER IN THE TAKEOFF AREA WAS A FACTOR.
Source: NTSB case ANC93LA184Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.