# Accident 19730430010949A: Cessna A185E, Homer, AK, April 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Jakolof Bay Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2748J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748J-1974-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,377 total, 1,748 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73AA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CTL IN STEEP L CLIMBING TURN JUST AFTER TKOF FROM SHORT BEACH STRIP. GUSTING TO 15K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC73AA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA045), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 185E (N2748J), Homer, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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