Plane Crash List

Cessna 182-A N3813D

9 February 1986 · Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 9 February 1986 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 182-A registered N3813D was involved in an accident near Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182-A
Registration
N3813D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Flat → Wasilla
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC86LA028

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

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 PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD SEE THE WHITEOUT CONDITION AHEAD. DURING THE 180 DEG TURN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL OF THE MOUNTIAN PASS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS A COMPLETE IFR WHITEOUT CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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