Cessna 185F N61609
8 August 2004 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 2004 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N61609 was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wasilla (PAWS)
- Coordinates
- 61.5717, -149.5403
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185F
- Registration
- N61609
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Lake → Wasilla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC04LA090
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during landing and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a ditch. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private certificated pilot was landing with a left crosswind. At touchdown, the airplane veered to the right and departed off the right side of the runway. The airplane then collided with a ditch, and the right main landing gear strut was torn off the airplane. The airplane received structural damage to the landing gear, fuselage, and the right wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2004 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Cessna 185 | Sukabumi, Indonesia | Lido Aerosport Club | Fatal | 6 |
| 24 Jun 2004 | Cessna 185F | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2004 | Cessna 185A | Polson, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2004 | Cessna 185E | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2004 | Cessna 185F | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | Michael Foise | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Eric A. Swenson | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft 36 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | John Collins | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 2004 | Boeing 747SR-146B SF | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Christen HUSKY A-1 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2004 | Rufli | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |