# NTSB Accident ANC02TA045
> **Cessna 185** · 2002-06-08 · KAKTOVIK, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02TA045
- **Event ID:** 20020612X00863
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-08
- **Location:** KAKTOVIK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 70.120079, -143.659255
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N749
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions during landing at a remote lake, resulting in a downwind landing.  Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a tailwind, and an icy lake surface.

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