# Accident 20210204001379A: Cessna A185E, Chitna, AK, February 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2021, 13:25 local time
- Place: Chitna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EAXA
- Location: 61.5847° N, 144.0458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5847&lon=-144.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9725Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9725Z-2022-02-25) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,832 total, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210204001379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC21FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21FA015), Feb 4, 2021: Cessna 185 (N9725Z), Chitina, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight breakup during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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