# NTSB Accident ANC05CA004
> **Cessna 185F** · 2004-10-10 · King Salmon, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05CA004
- **Event ID:** 20041208X01946
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-10
- **Location:** King Salmon, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.666667, -156.566665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185F
- **Registration:** N5001R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use a checklist, and to remove the flight control locks prior to flight, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with terrain/water.

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