- Date
- September 23, 1982, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Barrow, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21753Cessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820923050089A
- Case key
- 71846
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot flew to a fishing camp Near Barrow, AK. During the landing roll, the aircraft struck a wet snow drift (about 2FT. Deep) and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21753
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503066
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Departed
- BRW · Barrow, AK
- Destination
- BRW · Barrow, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 30,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N21753 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.