# Accident 20030528009979A: Cessna A185E, Talkeetna, AK, May 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M6TC
- Location: 62.8789° N, 151.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8789&lon=-151.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70176-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528009979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CESSNA 185E DEPARTED TALKEETNA AIRPORT AT APP. 12:53 PM FOR THE MT. MCKINLEY BASE CAMP. N70176 WAS OPERATED BY MCKINLEY AIR TAXI OF TALKEETNA AK. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WITH 3 PASSENGERS, 1 CREW, AND NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. N70176 IMPACTED A GLACIER IN SOUTH HUNTER PASS AT ABOUT AN ELEVATION OF 8200 FEET. THE SITE INDICATED ABOUT A 60 DEGREE IMPACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT FACING EAST. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE TERRAIN, GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NOT ELT SIGNAL WAS REPORTED AND THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ELT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO OBVIOUS MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES, MAINTENANCE LOGS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 1.8 HOURS LEFT UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RELOCATED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AMMENDMENTS TO FOLLOW. (-23 AMENDMENT) 6/11/2003, ENGINE FROM N70176 INSTALLED ON TEST STAND AT ALASKAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, INC AS REMOVED FROM ACCIDENT SITE EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS. ONE ENGINE MOUNT REPLACED, OIL PAN REPLACED, AND INDUCTION CROSSOVER TUBE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. CLUB PROP INSTALLED AND ENGINE RAN FOR 20 MINUTES.                                        5 MINUTES AT CRUISE RPM. PERFORMED MAGNETO CHECK AND FULL POWER CHECKS. SEE RUN SHEET DATED 06/11/2003, NO DISCREPANCIES DURING ENGINE RUN. PERFORMED COMPRESSION CHECK, CHECKED FUEL SERVO INLET SCREEN AND OIL FILTER. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. CONTINENTAL IO-520D, SERIAL NUMBER 293227R. PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE RUN WERE CLINT JOHNSON (NTSB), STEVE M. MILLER (CESSNA AIRCRAFT) AND JOHN KENT (CONTINENTAL ENGINES).

## 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 ANC03FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA051), May 28, 2003: Cessna 185 (N70176), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was…

## Other reports on N70176 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980426010069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426010069I), Apr 26, 1998: Cessna A185E (N70176), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: incident #IAL38042601. Pilot training on new hire. Had shimmy in tail wheel and instructor pushed yoke forward to raise the tail. The pilot hit the…

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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