# NTSB Accident ANC89FA160
> **CESSNA 185** · 1989-09-07 · TANACROSS, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89FA160
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29266
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-07
- **Location:** TANACROSS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.380634, -143.390853
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N4838C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PILOT BY BUZZING THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT'S USE OF ABRUPT MANEUVERS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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