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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Chitna, AK · February 4, 2021

Date
February 4, 2021 · 13:25 local
Place
Chitna, AK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EAXA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9725Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC21FA015
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,832 total61 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft sustained an inflight breakup due to unknown reasons while enroute from pagk to pamx. The cause for the inflight breakup is still under investigation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE ENROUTE FROM PAGK TO PAMX. THE CAUSE FOR THE INFLIGHT BREAKUP IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.