Cessna 182B accident near English Bay, Alaska, September 5, 1985
On September 5, 1985 at about 5:45 am local time, a Cessna 182B, registered N2500G, was destroyed in an accident near English Bay, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 5, 1985 · about 5:45 am local time
- Place
- English Bay, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · all 182Bs on the register
- Registration
- N2500G · no longer on the register · serial 51800
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE ACFT CRASH IN THE COOK INLET WHILE IT WAS IN A STEEP DESCENT. NEITHER THE ACFT NOR THE PLT WERE RECOVERED; HOWEVER, SOME SMALL OBJECTS FROM THE ACFT WERE RETRIEVED. THE PLT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,744 hours in all; 11,530 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 11, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HOM Homer AK at 5:29 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 300° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 9:40 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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