# Accident 19961130036849A: Cessna A185F, Marshall, AK, November 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Marshall, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 61.9205° N, 162.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9205&lon=-162.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93829-2000-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961130036849A

## Narrative

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

MOOSE SURVEY FLIGHT FOR STATE. IMPACT WITH GROUND WAS VERTICAL IN WOODED AREA. INDICATES STALLED CIRCLING AREA.

## 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 ANC97FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA009), Nov 30, 1996: Cessna 185 (N93829), Marshall, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.

## Other reports on N93829 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960313005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313005819A), Mar 13, 1996: Cessna A185F (N93829), Cripple, AK, Substantial damage. Unable find usual landing area due fresh snow. Coverran landing in a slough due wheels extend below skis. No snow.
- [Accident 19770910043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910043599A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna A185F (N93829), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit sand bar.

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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