# NTSB Accident ANC98LA047
> **Cessna A185F** · 1998-05-16 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA047
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09969
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-16
- **Location:** TALKEETNA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.449516, -149.789672
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185F
- **Registration:** N1473F
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot selected the wrong runway and intentionally ground looped to stop the airplane.  Related factors were the tailwind and whiteout conditions.

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