# NTSB Accident ANC89LA050
> **CESSNA 185** · 1989-03-07 · SHELL LAKE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89LA050
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27812
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-07
- **Location:** SHELL LAKE, AK, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N9824X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION IN SELECTING UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND THE SNOWBANK.

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