# Accident 19880704025659A: Cessna A185F, Whittier, AK, July 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8498° N, 148.0294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8498&lon=-148.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185BT-2013-09-12) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 5,356 total, 41 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704025659A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT ON GLACIER ON CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. INDICATES LEVEL IMPACT DURING A PITCHUP. TRYING TO GO THROUGH A 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 ANC88FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA083), Jul 4, 1988: Cessna 185 (N185BT), Whittier, AK, substantial damage, 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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