Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 185 N2635S

23 June 1982 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 June 1982 at about 14:08 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N2635S, operated by Thomas Wickwire, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 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 14:08
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N2635S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Thomas Wickwire
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Emmonak → Chamberlain Lak
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC82FAA05

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

THE ACFT DEPARTED EMMONAK AT 0157 ADT. WHILE APPROACHING FAIRBANKS THE ENGINE QUIT & THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A MUDFLAT. NO USEABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS & THE FUEL LINES WERE EMPTY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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