# NTSB ANC74AA066: Cessna A185E, N2249T, Scammon Bay, AK, April 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1974
- Place: Scammon Bay, AK · SCAMMON BAY, AK
- Location: 61.8426° N, 165.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scammon Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8426&lon=-165.5846&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0811   74/4/8  NR.SCAMMON BAY,ALAS   CESSNA A185E        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4900
        TIME - 1800                    N2249T              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOOPER BAY,ALAS             RETURN                      SCAMMON BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HEAVY SNOW FALL.NO WX BRIEF.RCVRD 4/10/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2249T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2249T-1974-06-04), registration cancelled 1974-06-04, S/N 185-1407 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740408009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408009399A), Apr 8, 1974: Cessna A185E, Scammon Bay, AK, Destroyed. Heavy snow fall. No wx brief. Rcvrd 4/10/74.

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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