- Date
- September 27, 1985, 19:30 local (Sep 28, 1985, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9676HCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850927048479A
- Case key
- 4572
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 - high windFactor
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Wind information - inadequateCause
Remedial action - not attainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Analysis
The pilot took off in turbulent wind conditions and lost control of the airplane; striking ground and upending.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9676H
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503459
- Airframe hours
- 1,187
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Wayne, Sandre, Greg Bell, doing business as High Adventure Air Charter
- Registered owner
- Wayne Bell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 23, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,545 total · 740 in this make and model · 1,445 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.