NTSB ANC90LA077 — 1990-05-27 · NORTHWAY, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N520VA

Make / Model: CESSNA A185F
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 13 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19770517
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A68ACA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N520VA Cessna 185 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE POST-LANDING TAXI.

Factual narrative

DURING THE POST-LANDING TAXI, THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BRIEFLY TO INSIDE THE AIRPLANE, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WHEEL WENT INTO A HOLE ON THE RAMP. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S TAXI SPEED WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_ANC90LA077.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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