Plane Crash List

Cessna 185 N4895C

6 December 1984 · Nome, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 December 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4895C was involved in an accident near Nome, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
64.7100, -164.6194
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N4895C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA028

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY HIT A SNOW DRIFT DURING TAKEOFF AND VEEREDOFF THE ROAD BEING USED AS A RWY. THE ACFT FLEW A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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