# Accident 19811215078919A: Cessna 185, Kahiltna, AK, December 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kahiltna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N4311R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4311R-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,157 total, 545 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811215078919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC82DA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA011), Dec 15, 1981: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Mt Mckinley, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N4311R (2)

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

- [Accident 19800224003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224003349A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Platinum, AK, Substantial damage. Wheels struck ice ridge on runway severing left main gear and damaging right main. Had skis retracted.
- [Accident 19760623027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623027709A), Jun 23, 1976: Cessna A185F (N4311R), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Less braking rqrd on otr rwy.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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