# NTSB Accident ANC96LA107
> **Cessna 185** · 1996-07-28 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96LA107
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06142
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-28
- **Location:** TALKEETNA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.449005, -149.790542
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N70018
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning for departure and his selection of unsuitable terrain.  Factors in the accident were soft, snow covered terrain and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.

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