Cessna 185 N90033

Summary

On 14 September 1995 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N90033 was involved in an accident near Petersburg, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 September 1995 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Petersburg, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

57.0493, -132.6198

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N90033

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Farragut Lake

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC95FA167

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed above the airplane's stall speed. The high terrain and low ceiling (clouds) were related factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was transporting himself and his hunting partner with their gear to a hunting site that was located nearby. The airplane was reported overdue, and the airplane wreckage was located in a pass, on a glacier, at the 3,450 foot level. The airplane impacted terrain in a near vertical attitude. The route of flight was from the southeast to the northwest. The wreckage was aligned along a 315 degree magnetic heading. Weather in the area, as reported by the Coast Guard Search and Rescue personnel, was ceiling at 4,000 feet with fog moving down from the glacier. No mechanical anomalies were found with the airplane or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.