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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Hulahula River, AK · August 29, 1993

Date: August 29, 1993 · 17:25 local
Place: Hulahula River, AK
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UKNC
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N70087
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC93LA170
Reported as: Cessna A185E
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N70087Registration cancelled Jun 16, 2011 · Cessna A185ES/N 18501953 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain trying to negotiate a pass. VFR was not recomended due rain and snow.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A PASS. VFR WAS NOT RECOMENDED DUE RAIN AND SNOW.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC93LA170Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHulahula River, AKThe pilot in command's attempted VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were the high terrain and the obscuration.Aug 30, 1993 · Destroyed

Other reports on N70087 · 3

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

Accident 19900917041189ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Upper Colleen, AKGround looped landing on rough gravel bar. Impacts with rocks failed right main gear. Aircraft then ground looped.Sep 17, 1990 · Substantial damage Accident 19881221055429AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Porcupine Lodge, AKRight gear of wheel, ski aircraft, broke through the ice on a river during taxi for takeoff. Right wing damaged.Dec 21, 1988 · Reported as Cessna A185F · Substantial damage Accident 19800603018079ATakeoff Ground Roll · Morgan City, LAPilots seat slid back during takeoff run and he lost control crashing to trees beside runway.Jun 3, 1980 · Substantial damage