# NTSB Accident SEA90FA163
> **CESSNA A185F** · 1990-08-12 · WRANGELL, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA90FA163
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24127
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-12
- **Location:** WRANGELL, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.41069, -131.609024
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** A185F
- **Registration:** N5317R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 185 WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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