Accident · 1996-07-04

NTSB case ANC96TA095 · Cessna 185 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-07-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 185 (N185CA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Probable cause

fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft. A factor related to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Source: NTSB case ANC96TA095

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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