Cessna A185F N9380N
9 October 2008 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 2008 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N9380N, operated by Alaska Department of Public Safety, was involved in an accident near Kenai, 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 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.8403, -152.1808
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N9380N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Department of Public Safety
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Soldotna → Soldotna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC09TA005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high vegetation while taxiing after landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot landed on a remote airstrip and was taxiing to the end of the landing area. He began to turn the airplane around, but the elevator struck an area of low brush along the edge of the strip. The elevator received structural damage and required replacement.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2008 | Cessna A185F | Shelton, Washington, United States | Mark Storer Aviation LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Angleton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2008 | Cessna A185F | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | State of Oregon | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Cessna A185F | Rainier, Oregon, United States | Armstrong Marine, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2008 | Cessna A185F | Alton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2008 | Cessna A185F | Mexican Hat, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) SAAB 340B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |