# Accident 20010821036169A: Cessna A185F, Cordova, AK, August 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2001, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5333° N, 145.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5333&lon=-145.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111FB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821036169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTEDLY ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND ON LIFTOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STAND OF TREES AND PIVOTED 180 DEGREES AND CONTINUED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A STAND OF TREES NEXT TO THE AIRSTRIP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THE 2 PASSENGERS.

## 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 ANC01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA122), Aug 22, 2001: Cessna 185F (N111FB), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were trees and a variable wind.

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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