Accident: Cessna A185
May 15, 2020 · Nuiqsut, AK
NTSB numberANC20LA046Event id20200515X12520
- 1
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s controlled flight into flat snow-covered terrain in weather conditions that were conducive to flat light conditions.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185
- Registration
- N5454E
- Year built
- 1980
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site Airfield (LNI)14 nm (27 km) north-east
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