Accident · 1990-08-22

NTSB case ANC90LA152 · CESSNA 185 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-08-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 185 (N185GJ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CLIFTON, JESSE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CLIFTON, JESSE

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT, DUE TO CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN.

Source: NTSB case ANC90LA152

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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