# NTSB Accident ANC06LA024
> **Cessna 185** · 2006-03-06 · Ely, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06LA024
- **Event ID:** 20060620X00779
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-03-06
- **Location:** Ely, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.285278, -114.833335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N120KM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a quartering tailwind while taxiing, which resulted in a loss of control and an on ground encounter with terrain.  A factor in the accident was the quartering crosswind.

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