# Accident 19890307003399A: Cessna 185, Shell Lake, AK, March 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shell Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9824X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 711 total, 211 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307003399A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOW DRIFT LANDING SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON FROZEN LAKE. IMPACT KNOCKED OFF SKI. OVERTURNED ON LANDING.

## 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 ANC89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA050), Mar 7, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9824X), Shell Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION IN SELECTING UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND THE SNOWBANK.

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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