- Date
- July 30, 1989, 19:00 local (Jul 31, 1989, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tozitna River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4005YCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890730026189A
- Case key
- 5232
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Probable cause
Improper preflight planning/preparation by the pilot. High obstructions, unfavorable wind conditions, and trees were contributing factors.
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 object
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Object - tree(s)Factor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4005Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0205
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wareham, Charles L.
- Registered owner
- Wareham, Charles L.
- Destination
- Z15 · Chugiak, AK
- Airport
- NONE, runway 12, 900 × 40 ft, grass/turf
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,874 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °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.
Other investigations on N4005Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.