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ANC92LA039

1992-02-19 · PELICAN, Alaska, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PEC

Current FAA registration · N4948Q

Make / Model
CESSNA A185F
Year of manufacture
1978 · 14 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20220627
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A62273

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLARE FROM THE SUN.

Factual narrative

DURING TAKEOFF, AND WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE WATER THE FLOAT PLANE COLLIDED WITH A CHANNEL MARKER. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE MARKER UNTIL THE IMPACT. THE PILOT AND WITNESSES SAID THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ANC92LA039.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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