Cessna 185 N185YT

Summary

On 6 July 2021 at about 06:45 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N185YT was involved in an accident near Kenney Lake, Alaska, United States. One person was 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.

Date

6 July 2021 at 06:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenney Lake, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

61.7318, -144.9436

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N185YT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → McCarthy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC21LA053

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a tree during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, just after takeoff from a remote off-airport landing site, the airplane’s left wing impacted a small sapling tree which resulted in a loss of directional control. The pilot attempted to correct for the loss of control to no avail. The airplane subsequently impacted a stand of trees sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.