# NTSB Accident ANC10LA087
> **CESSNA 185A** · 2010-09-12 · Paxson, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC10LA087
- **Event ID:** 20100913X45529
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-09-12
- **Location:** Paxson, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.835277, -146.235275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 185A
- **Registration:** N4038Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to make a climbing turn close to the ground in gusting wind at a low airspeed, resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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