# NTSB Accident ANC20LA085
> **Cessna A185** · 2020-08-27 · Fairbanks, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC20LA085
- **Event ID:** 20200827X15154
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-08-27
- **Location:** Fairbanks, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.81167, -147.92444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185
- **Registration:** N714KH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The PA-18 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the Cessna 185 as it was landing. Contributing to the accident was the PA-18 pilot’s failure to hear the traffic advisory provided by the air traffic control tower.

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