- Date
- August 25, 1983, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Farewell, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1725RCessna A-185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4052
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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.
Analysis
The acft collided with mountainous terrain in a narrow canyon, the acft was heading in a general direction to leave the canyon. The propeller damage indicates the engine was at high power at impact. The plt had given a PIREP to farewellfss when he was 40 miles east of Farewell for ptarmigan pass ceiling 500 ft and marginal VFR. The elevation was 2500 ft. this would place the ceiling at 3000 ft MSL. This would be 100 ft lower than the accident site and 700 ft lower than theridge on the east side of the canyon where the crash occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1725R
- Reported as
- Cessna A-185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502446
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D24, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Werner Wiesinger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1983
- Departed
- BGQ · Big Lake, AK
- Destination
- Smith Lake, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,900 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Observed at
- ANC, 155 nm away