# NTSB Accident ANC02LA119
> **Cessna 185** · 2002-09-11 · Mc Grath, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02LA119
- **Event ID:** 20020917X02633
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-11
- **Location:** Mc Grath, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.766666, -154.818328
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N1987U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.   A factor associated with the accident was a variable wind condition.

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