# NTSB Accident GAA16CA503
> **CESSNA 185** · 2016-09-22 · Fairbanks, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA503
- **Event ID:** 20160922X14250
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-22
- **Location:** Fairbanks, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.482776, -146.284729
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N5892T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to recognize he was taking off with a tailwind and his inadequate compensation for taking off with a tailwind, which led to the airplane’s failure to attain a climb and a subsequent forced landing.

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