# Accident 20060621012599A: Cessna A185F, Bettles, AK, June 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2006, 18:35 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8892° N, 151.4847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8892&lon=-151.4847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94204-2007-10-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060621012599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF THE PILOT GOT THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AND COULD NOT CLEAR THE TREE LINE AT THE END OF THE LAKE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT TURNED DOWN WIND TO GET TO LOWER TERRAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT, IE ENGINE QUIT, LOSS OF POWER OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT THINKS THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR FLYING DOWN WIND WHICH IN TURN CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AMENDMENT WILL FOLLOW AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ANC06LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA074), Jun 22, 2006: Cessna 185F (N94204), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the inadvertent stall,…

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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