# Accident 19820724060209A: Cessna A185F, Sitka, AK, July 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 56.7305° N, 134.9991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7305&lon=-134.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9682Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9682Q-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,908 total, 0 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724060209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA82FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA129), Jul 24, 1982: Cessna A185F (N9682Q), 11nm East Of Si, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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