Accident · 2002-05-24

NTSB case ANC02LA039 · Cessna 185 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-05-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 185 (N80994)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: TALKEETNA AIR TAXI INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TALKEETNA AIR TAXI INC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions, which precipitated an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the tailwind.

Source: NTSB case ANC02LA039

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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