NONE · Cessna 185 · 2002-05-25 · Talkeetna, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC02LA039
Event ID
20020531X00788
Type
Accident
Date
2002-05-25
Location
Talkeetna, AK, USA
Coordinates
62.3125, -149.753616
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
185
Registration
N80994
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions, which precipitated an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the tailwind.