# NTSB Accident ANC90LA031
> **CESSNA 185** · 1990-01-21 · WILLOW, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC90LA031
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22360
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-21
- **Location:** WILLOW, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.889358, -149.730712
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N1802R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA (UNSUITABLE TERRAIN) BY THE PILOT.    FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DEEP SNOW ON THE RUNWAY AND FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) SPECIALIST TO INFORM THE PILOT THAT THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED TO WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.

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