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Cessna C-185 N5815T

13 May 1985 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 May 1985 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna C-185 registered N5815T was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Merrill (MRI)
Coordinates
61.2206, -149.8504
Aircraft
Cessna C-185
Registration
N5815T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Anchorage
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA082

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PILOT IN COMMAND TOUCHED DOWN ON A DRY RUNWAY IN A CRAB ANGLE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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