# Accident 20070705020439A: Cessna A185F, Kenai, AK, July 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2007, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8094° N, 152.5322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8094&lon=-152.5322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9464H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9464H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,262 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070705020439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED AS THEY WERE FLYING WEST TO EAST THROUGH LAKE CLARK PASS IN THE ALASKA MOUNTAIN RANGE, THEY ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND (1000) FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AS THEY APPROACHED AREAS OF FOG, THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT, WHO IS A RATED PILOT, BECAME SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED AND THOUGHT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE A HARD RIGHT TURN. AT THIS POINT, THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER PANICKED, TOOK THE CONTROLS, AND MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT, HE SAW THEY WERE HEADED TOWARD IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. AT THAT TIME, HE SAID HE TOOK POSSESSION OF THE CONTROLS, MADE A HARD LEFT TURN, AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC07CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA061), Jul 6, 2007: Cessna 185F (N9464H), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain while maneuvering. A factor contributing to the accident was interference by the pilot-rated…

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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