# NTSB Accident ANC04LA090
> **Cessna 185F** · 2004-08-08 · Wasilla, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04LA090
- **Event ID:** 20040813X01217
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-08
- **Location:** Wasilla, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.571666, -149.540283
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185F
- **Registration:** N61609
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during landing and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a ditch.  A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.

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