# NTSB ANC80FA064: Cessna A185F, N4960E, False Island, AK, July 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1980
- Place: False Island, AK · FALSE ISLAND, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1531  80/7/11  NR.FALSE ISLAND,AK    CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6050
        TIME - 1313                    N4960E              PX-  0  1  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SITKA,AK                    RETURN                       FALSE ISLAND,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLTS IN VICINITY STATED PATCHES OF FOG AT APPROX 1000FT IN RODMAN PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4960E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4960E-1983-05-25), registration cancelled 1983-05-25, S/N 18503921, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19800711040929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711040929A), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna A185F, Rodman Pass, AK, Destroyed. Flew into area of dense fog in mountain Pass. Struck trees in attempt to turn back. Weather brief VFR

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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