- Date
- October 1, 1986, 08:13 local (16:13 UTC)
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4631ECessna 185-F II
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861001046849A
- Case key
- 40548
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot attempted overwater approach to VFR airport through fog bank in conditions decreasing to 200 ft clg and one mi viz. On encountering total IMC, climbing turn took acft over land. Acft collided with trees at 800 ft level.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4631E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185-F II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503821
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger L. Glidersleeve
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 4, 1986
- Departed
- Tenakee Inlet, AK
- Destination
- JUN · Juneau, AK
- Airport
- JNU · Juneau, Ak
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,426 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 3,350 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JUN, 4 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.