Cessna A185F N94260

Summary

On 8 August 2024 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N94260 was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 3 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.

Date

8 August 2024 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

65.7333, -148.2833

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N94260

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC24LA075

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing at a short remote airstrip.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing at a short remote airstrip, the airplane touched down and veered left. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder and brake; however, the airplane exited the left side of the airstrip into heavy vegetation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.