19811127076259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Ft Yukon, AK · November 27, 1981

Date
November 27, 1981 · 11:45 local
Place
Ft Yukon, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ACSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20807
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DA008
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total105 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into area of freezing rain. Ice on windshield. Elected to land on frozen lake. Stall landed . Poor judgement.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF FREEZING RAIN. ICE ON WINDSHIELD. ELECTED TO LAND ON FROZEN LAKE. STALL LANDED . POOR JUDGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.