- Date
- December 23, 1985, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Clark Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5009DCessna 182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19851223063539A
- Case key
- 4586
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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high terrainFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Weather condition - fogFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - intentionalCause
Weather condition - high windFactor
Hazardous weather advisory - not understoodCause
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - rainFactor
Analysis
The acft collided with rising terrain while maneuvering in a mountain Pass. Low ceilings, 40 to 50 kt winds and rain showers were reported in the area at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5009D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51109
- Airframe hours
- 2,445
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wilbur S. Crumpacker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 18, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- AKN · King Salmon, AK
- Destination
- SXE · Soldotna, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
N5009DRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2013 · Cessna 182AAirframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 21 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 34 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.