Cessna A185F N61500
1 June 1985 · Alaktak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1985 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N61500, operated by Grant B. Thompson, was involved in an accident near Alaktak, Alaska, United States. 2 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alaktak, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N61500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grant B. Thompson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Barrow → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85LA088
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 COLLIDEDED WITH A SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON A FROZEN LAKE. THE PLT STATED THAT 'MY RT SKI HIT A PRESSURE RIDGE OR BROKE THROUGH CRUST; WHICHEVER, THE ACFT ABRURTLY PITCHED DOWN, CONTACTING THE ICE AND CONTINUING OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE STOP WAS ABRUPT LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE SKI HIT AN OBSTACLE.' THE PLTS RECOMMENDATION TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OCCURRENCE WAS TO PROHIBIT OFF-ARPT LNDGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1985 | Cessna A185F | Rifle, Colorado, United States | Allan B. Duckworth | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1985 | Cessna A185F | Port Sulphur, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1985 | Cessna A185F | Catahoula, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1985 | Cessna A185F | Pine Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jan 1985 | Cessna A185F | Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1985 | Cessna A185F | Eastsound, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1985 | Bell 206BIII | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-12 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-31-350 | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | Bering Air | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-18 | Minto, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |