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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Annette Island, AK · July 30, 1988

Date
July 30, 1988 · 15:45 local
Place
Annette Island, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HXSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70168
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88FA140
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
3,227 total

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.

Indicates aircraft struck trees while trying to land in a cove in hilly terrain. Rain, low clouds and fog in area.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A COVE IN HILLY TERRAIN. RAIN, LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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