Accident · 1990-05-24
What the record says
- Event date
- 1990-05-24
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 185 (N1095F)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- MARKAIR EXPRESS, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MARKAIR EXPRESS
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DOWNDRAFTS AND GUSTY WINDS.
Source: NTSB case ANC90LA076Flight 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.