Aviation accident WPR19FA152

1 fatal · Cessna A185 · 2019-05-21 · Whittier, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR19FA152
Event ID: 20190521X02331
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-05-21
Location: Whittier, AK, USA
Coordinates: 60.910556, -147.77082

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 1
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: A185
Registration: N5457X
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to his talking passengers.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown