Cessna A185F N4895C
12 April 1980 · Wales, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1980 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4895C, operated by Foster AVN, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wales, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wales, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wales
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N4895C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Foster AVN, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Nome, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1526
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LNDD ON TUNDRA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 |
| 11 Jul 1980 | Cessna A185F | False Island, Alaska, United States | Mountain AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1980 | Cessna A185F | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 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 | - |