19851223063539A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Lake Clark Pass, AK · December 23, 1985

Date
December 23, 1985 · 10:00 local
Place
Lake Clark Pass, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5009D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86FA020
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total0 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.

Collided with the side of a mountain at the 750 foot level after spending the night on a gravel bar due to weather.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AT THE 750 FOOT LEVEL AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT ON A GRAVEL BAR DUE TO WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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