Accident · 1993-06-06

NTSB case ANC93FA081 · CESSNA A185E · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-06-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA A185E (N70020)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: BAILEY, JAMES K. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BAILEY, JAMES K.

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

Source: NTSB case ANC93FA081

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.

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