Accident · 1997-08-09

NTSB case ANC97LA120 · Cessna 185 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-08-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 185 (N5246E)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

inadequate maintenance inspection and failure of the left main landing gear attachment due to fatigue. A factor was continuous use of the airplane for rough area, off-airport landings.

Source: NTSB case ANC97LA120

Flight 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.

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