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| NTSB Identification: ANC88LA034. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 35313. |
| Accident occurred Thursday, March 03, 1988 at MCGRATH, AK |
| Aircraft: CESSNA A185E, registration: N1954U |
| Injuries: 2 Minor |
| Event: 20001213X25178 Status: Final Report Approved On Thursday, March 30, 1989 |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| THE PILOT HAD BEGUN HIS DESCENT FOR HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT 20 MILES AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN DEEP SNOW. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND HAD AMPLE FUEL RESERVES WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. NO REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DETERMINED. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(TOTAL) - MECH FAILURE/MALFUNCTION |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - NORMAL |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
| Occurrence: 3, MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED |
| Phase of Operation: LANDING - FLARE/TOUCHDOWN |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 1 ( Factor ) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / SNOW COVERED / (0) |
| 2 ( Factor ) OBJECT / TREE(S) / (0) |
| 3 (Finding) LANDING GEAR, MAIN GEAR / OVERLOAD / (0) |
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