# Accident 19960331005679A: Cessna 185, Anchorage, AK, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 15:10 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1598° N, 149.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1598&lon=-149.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9875X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9875X) (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 IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 550 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005679A

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED PLANE BLOWN SIDEWAYS TAXIING ON FROZEN LAKE AFTER LANDING. COLLAPSED DOWNWIND SKI.WING AND TAIL DAMAGE

## 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 ANC96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA040), Mar 31, 1996: Cessna 185 (N9875X), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions. The strong, gusty crosswind was a factor.

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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