# Accident 19920822032619A: Cessna 185, Whittier, AK, August 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1992, 18:55 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8494° N, 148.0307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8494&lon=-148.0307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9829X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9829X-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822032619A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED SIDE OF MOUNTAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT ON VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS OPERATING IN IFR WEATHER.

## 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 ANC92FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA141), Aug 23, 1992: Cessna 185 (N9829X), Whittier, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR ADVERSE WEATHER ADVISORY, WEATHER CONDITIONS (CLOUDS) AND…

## Other reports on N9829X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810926082439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926082439I), Sep 26, 1981: Cessna 185 (N9829X), Issaquah, WA, 1 fatal. Zx jumpers main chute malfunctioned waited to long to deploy reserve chute.
- [Accident 19750629021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750629021509A), Jun 29, 1975: Cessna 185 (N9829X), Dallesport, WA, Substantial damage. Attmptd to turn off rwy at 1800FT pt. Rwy length 5200FT.

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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