# NTSB Accident ANC07CA097
> **Cessna 185** · 2007-09-11 · McGrath, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC07CA097
- **Event ID:** 20071101X01701
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-09-11
- **Location:** McGrath, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.902221, -154.55194
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N94260
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area which resulted in an overrun and collision with a gravel berm during an aborted takeoff.  Factors contributing to the accident were his delay in aborting the takeoff, and the short takeoff area.

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