# Accident 19950630015819A: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, June 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TL7C
- Location: 62.4492° N, 149.7902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4492&lon=-149.7902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555WK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630015819A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A PASS. UNCONTROLLED SINK IN TURN AROUND. IMPACT ON GLACIER. SEVERE WINDS.

## 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 ANC95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA092), Jul 1, 1995: Cessna 185 (N555WK), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION TO ASSURE CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE…

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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