# Accident 19990809011009A: Cessna A185F, Juneau, AK, August 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1999, 18:52 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6099° N, 131.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6099&lon=-131.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80229, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809011009A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND, ALL 4 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) N80229 WAS INBOUND TO THE JUNEAU AIRPORT IN AN AREA OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY WITH RAIN, FOG, AND VERY LOW CEILINGS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT TREE TOP LEVEL WHEN A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TURN INTO AN ADJACENT HILLSIDE AND IMPACT THE TREES.

## 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 ANC99FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99FA108), Aug 9, 1999: Cessna A185F (N80229), Juneau, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were mountainous/hilly terrain, low ceilings, the pilot's improper in-flight decision…

## Other reports on N80229 (1)

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

- [Incident 19981221044599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981221044599I), Dec 21, 1998: Cessna A185F (N80229), AK, Minor damage. Prop strike while landing on a beach.

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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