SERS · Cessna 185 · 2002-09-01 · PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC02LA110
Event ID
20020910X01579
Type
Accident
Date
2002-09-01
Location
PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.111667, -154.671661
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
185
Registration
N185CF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the area weather conditions, and his subsequent inability to maintain terrain clearance upon encountering a downdraft, which resulted in an in-flight collision with tree-covered mountainous terrain. A factor in the accident was a downdraft.