# NTSB ANC72DAA11: Cessna 185, N2220T, Clear, AK, August 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1971
- Place: Clear, AK · CLEAR, AK
- Location: 64.3003° N, 149.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clear Space Force Station, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3003&lon=-149.1332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4523  71/8/31  NR.CLEAR,ALAS         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 3102
        TIME - 1115                    N2220T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 352 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              SIK SIK LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ENCNTRD 200FT CLG AT MOUTH OF PASS,CONTD FLT ABT 9MI.HIT TREES DRG 180DEG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2220T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2220T-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 185-1372, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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