# NTSB ANC84LA095: Cessna 185, N714HP, Mccarthy, AK, June 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1984, 16:30 local (Jun 14, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA095
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4306/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA095

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate training, pilot in command
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, approach
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A ROBERTSON STOL MODIFICATION. THE OWNER/STUDENT PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND AT HIS PRIVATE STRIP, THE STALL WARNING HORN S0UNDED. AT THAT TIME, HE INCREASED POWER & THE ACFT TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT & STRUCK TREES. THE AIRSTRIP WAS LOCATED IN A NARROW CANYON & WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO GUSTY WINDS; HOWEVER, THE PLT REPORTED THE WIND WAS CALM. HE WAS NOT ENDORSED FOR FLT IN THIS MAKE & MODEL OF ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714HP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714HP-1997-11-12), registration cancelled 1997-11-12, S/N 18504397 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18504397
- Airframe hours: 70
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Walter Wigger
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: FAI, FAIRBANKS, AK
- Airport: Mother Lode

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 500 total, 30 in this make and model, 470 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GKN, 80 nm away

## 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 19840613031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613031629A), Jun 13, 1984: Cessna A185F, Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Perennial student pilot not endorsed in type. Lost control of aircraft while on short final and struck trees.

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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