What happened
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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj, acft damage is unknown, anchorage, AK. (.4) witnesses reported seeing the airplane entering a steep right bank toward them from level flight about 300 feet above the ground. A commercial pilot witness in the group, who estimated the bank to be 120 degrees, said the airplane reversed direction, and leveled out prior to striking trees. Postaccident inspection disclosed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot had moved to Alaska within the previous two weeks, and was described by his employer as excited to learn to be a bush pilot. He had accumulated six hours of experience with the owner in his float equipped 300 horsepower Cessna 185, all in the previous week. (-23) at 300 AGL, the pilot rolled the aircraft into a right bank which exceeded 90 degrees. The aircraft descended and the right wing struck the ground. The aircraft struck trees in an inverted attitude.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ, ACFT DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN, ANCHORAGE, AK. (.4) WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE ENTERING A STEEP RIGHT BANK TOWARD THEM FROM LEVEL FLIGHT ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITNESS IN THE GROUP, WHO ESTIMATED THE BANK TO BE 120 DEGREES, SAID THE AIRPLANE REVERSED DIRECTION, AND LEVELED OUT PRIOR TO STRIKING TREES. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT HAD MOVED TO ALASKA WITHIN THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS, AND WAS DESCRIBED BY HIS EMPLOYER AS EXCITED TO LEARN TO BE A BUSH PILOT. HE HAD ACCUMULATED SIX HOURS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE OWNER IN HIS FLOAT EQUIPPED 300 HORSEPOWER CESSNA 185, ALL IN THE PREVIOUS WEEK. (-23) AT 300 AGL, THE PILOT ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A RIGHT BANK WHICH EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE.
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