Plane Crash List

Cessna 185 N61500

14 March 1993 · Barrow, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 March 1993 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N61500, operated by Cape Symthe Air, was involved in an accident near Barrow, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Barrow, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
71.2797, -156.7798
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N61500
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cape Symthe Air
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Aerial Observation
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC93LA044

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A LEFT TURN AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, LOOKING AT CARIBOU, THE AIRPLANE BANKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. ALTITUDE WAS LOST AND THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE MISHAP MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN INADVERTENT STALL. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY COMPANY PERSONNEL DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PREEXISTING PROBLEMS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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