# NTSB Accident ANC00LA020
> **Cessna 185** · 1999-12-23 · CHENEGA BAY, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC00LA020
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20188
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-23
- **Location:** CHENEGA BAY, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.789142, -145.60971
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N70021
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area during the incoming tide.  Factors associated with the accident were the incoming tide wave, and the pressure induced by the delays encountered picking up the passengers.

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