# Accident 19950914029599A: Cessna A185E, Petersburg, AK, September 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: A94A
- Location: 57.0493° N, 132.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0493&lon=-132.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90033, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90033-1997-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,448 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950914029599A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON GLACIER SLOPE. FOG IN AREA. GLACIER SNOW COVERED FLOATS INDICATE VERTICAL IMPACT. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 ANC95FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA167), Sep 14, 1995: Cessna 185 (N90033), Petersburg, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed above the airplane's stall speed. The high terrain and low ceiling (clouds) were related factors.

## Other reports on N90033 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910812042889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910812042889I), Aug 12, 1991: Cessna A185E (N90033), Ketchikan, AK. Engine vibration and loss of power forced landing in the water outside of gooseneck harbor.

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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