Cessna A185F N93322
14 March 1980 · Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 March 1980 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N93322 was involved in an accident during in flight near Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N93322
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Unalakleet, Ak → Nome, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1537
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING CONTRACT FLT ACFT ENTERED INVERTED SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1980 | Cessna A185F | Addison, Texas, United States | Mefco, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1980 | Cessna A185F | Condon, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1980 | Cessna A185F | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Apr 1980 | Cessna A185F | Wales, Alaska, United States | Foster AVN, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1980 | Cessna A185F | False Island, Alaska, United States | Mountain AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1980 | Cessna A185F | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |