19811215078919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Kahiltna, AK · December 15, 1981

Date
December 15, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Kahiltna, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4311R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DA011
Reported as
Cessna 185
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,157 total545 in this make and model0 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.

Aircraft crashed on glacier due to downdraft and turbulence in mountain pass.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON GLACIER DUE TO DOWNDRAFT AND TURBULENCE IN MOUNTAIN PASS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4311R · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.