# NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E: In flight collision with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC03LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA031.md): Cessna 185 · Galena, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2003 · N1613M · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the airplane to climb after takeoff which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing attempt.
- [NTSB ANC98TA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98TA062.md): Cessna 185 · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 29, 1998 · N4761Q · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with this accident was a downdraft prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB ANC95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA017.md): Cessna 185 · Takotna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1994 · N4552F · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning for the departure. A snow covered runway, flat lighting conditions, and a snowbank were factors in the accident.
- [NTSB ANC93LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA170.md): Cessna 185 · Hulahula River, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1993 · N70087 · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command's attempted VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were the high terrain and the obscuration.
- [NTSB ANC93FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA081.md): Cessna A185E · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1993 · N70020 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command exceeding the maximum authorized gross takeoff weight of the airplane and his failure to compensate for the wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB ANC83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA180.md): Cessna 185 · Valdez, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1983 · N4559F · Substantial damage
  > The plt had tried to fly to silver lake, earlier that morning, but had to abort the mission due to low ceiling & visibility. When he had returned at 1110 adt, the ceiling had improved, but there was still layers of stratus & fog below the main cloud base.…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072818')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072818&occurrence=230

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