Accident · 1997-10-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-10-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185F (N61500)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor in the accident was the presence of gravel/sand in the takeoff area.
Source: NTSB case ANC98LA009Flight 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.