Cessna 185 N9832X
10 May 2007 · Cantwell, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 May 2007 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N9832X, operated by David M. Parmenter, was involved in an accident near Cantwell, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cantwell, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.9464, -148.0442
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N9832X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David M. Parmenter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cantwell → Glennallen
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC07CA033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a descent into high vegetation, and a nose over. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and a downdraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial certificated pilot was departing a remote cabin airstrip on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, cross country personal flight. The tundra and rock covered airstrip was oriented northeast/southwest, and was about 800 feet long and about 20 feet wide. The pilot departed toward and southwest, and lifted off with 10 degrees of flaps. The pilot said that at an altitude of about 10 feet, the airplane encountered a downdraft, which forced the airplane downward into high brush and a tree, about 200 feet beyond the end of the airstrip. The airplane received structural damage to the wings and empennage when it nosed over. The pilot said that convective activity and turbulence associated with thunderstorms was in the vicinity, with light rain showers in the area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2007 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Cessna 185 | Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2007 | Cessna 185F | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Cessna 185C | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2007 | Cessna 185 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Servant Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2007 | Cessna 185E | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2007 | Maule M-7-235 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Richard F. Sterling | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2007 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Ryan J. Nelson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2007 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Cessna 180 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Howard C. Holtan | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Grumman G21A | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Piper PA-22-150 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | Forest M. Kirst | No injuries | - |