Cessna 185 N1690Z
14 January 1980 · Shungnak, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 January 1980 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N1690Z, operated by Ambler Air SER, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Shungnak, Alaska, United States. 9 people were on board and 7 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shungnak, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shungnak
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N1690Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ambler Air SER
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ambler, Ak → Kobuk, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3029
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 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
TEMP -45F WITH ICE FOG, IMPACT & FIRE DMG PROHIBITED WT & BAL COMP.ACFT EQPD WITH 6 SEATS & BELTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1980 | Cessna 185 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Central Airway | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Cessna 185 | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States | Kenai Floatpla | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1980 | Cessna 185 | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1980 | Cessna 185 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Air Martel, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1980 | Cessna 185 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1980 | Cessna 185 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Stikine Air SE | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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 | - |