- Date
- September 28, 1984, 19:30 local (Sep 29, 1984, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Skwentna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N70123Cessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840928060989A
- Case key
- 4383
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - rain
Preflight planning/preparation - poorCause
Weather condition - fog
Weather evaluation - poorFactor
Light condition - dark night
Visual lookout - reduced
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Stall - uncontrolled
In flight collision with object
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Plt was returning to departure point because of poor wx and darkness. During apch plt could not clearly see landing area. Attempted go-around. Plt stated acft settled into bushes and was yawed into trees because he let too much airspeed bleed off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70123
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502005
- Airframe hours
- 2,907
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chester Godin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1984 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- AK
- Destination
- AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 6 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 16 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.