# NTSB Accident ANC06LA074
> **Cessna 185F** · 2006-06-22 · Bettles, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06LA074
- **Event ID:** 20060629X00855
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-06-22
- **Location:** Bettles, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 66.889167, -151.484725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185F
- **Registration:** N94204
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain.  Factors contributing to the accident were the inadvertent stall, and an unfavorable wind.

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