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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Sitka, AK · July 24, 1982

Date
July 24, 1982 · 16:00 local
Place
Sitka, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9682Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA82FA129
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,908 total0 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft crashed into side of mountain. Pilot reported severe turbulence at altitude above crash site.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. PILOT REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT ALTITUDE ABOVE CRASH SITE.

NTSB investigation

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