Cessna 185 N8626Q
25 August 1981 · Wales, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 1981, a Cessna 185 registered N8626Q, operated by Lost River MIN, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Wales, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wales, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N8626Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lost River MIN
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Nome, Ak → Tin City, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3046
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ACFT DMG, PAX INJ PRESUMED.DETERIORATING WX CONDSVICINITY OF WALES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1981 | Cessna 185F | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | Westwego AVN | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1981 | Cessna 185E | Westhampton B, New York, United States | Malloy Enterpr | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Cessna 185F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1981 | Cessna 185 | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Cape Symthe AI | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1981 | Cessna 185 | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States | Arctic Circle | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1981 | Cessna 185 | Nightmute, Alaska, United States | Executive Chtr | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |