# Accident 19730813026959A: Cessna A185E, Pilot Point, AK, August 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Pilot Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 57.5411° N, 157.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5411&lon=-157.7228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4520F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4520F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813026959A

## Narrative

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

PLT TOOK HAND OFF THROTTLE TO ADJUST FLAPS.FRICTION LOCK LOOSE.ENG LOST PWR.FLOATS HIT LAKE BANK.

## 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 ANC74AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA024), Aug 13, 1973: Cessna 185 (N4520F), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4520F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851220064049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220064049A), Dec 20, 1985: Cessna A185E (N4520F), Alegnagik, AK, Substantial damage. Torn teflon on bottom of ski caused sharp turn after landing on frozen lake. Hit snow on the beach and groundlooped.
- [Accident 19731020038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020038499A), Oct 20, 1973: Cessna A185E (N4520F), Ugashik, AK, Substantial damage. Acft settled after becoming airborne. Plt stated wind shifted,velocity n/r.water in floats.

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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