NONE · Cessna 185 · 2005-10-24 · Skwentna, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC06CA008
Event ID
20051208X01954
Type
Accident
Date
2005-10-24
Location
Skwentna, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.95, -151.183334
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
185
Registration
N3308S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, which resulted in an encounter with a hidden obstruction, and an on-ground collision with trees while taxiing to takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were trees and a hidden obstruction.