# Accident 19750803040659A: Cessna A185F, Sitka, AK, August 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,610 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803040659A

## Narrative

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

LND IN WAKE OF BARGE. HIT BOOM STICK MOORED TO LOG BOOM WITH R FLOAT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N87ST (2)

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

- [Incident 20120728018139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728018139I), Jul 28, 2012: Cessna A185F (N87ST), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft ground looped on landing no damage other than a flat tire.
- [Incident 19801115079789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115079789I), Nov 15, 1980: Cessna STC185 (N87ST), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Amphib, wheels failed after touchdown. Float, lifted by forklift, blocked, wheels pumped down, plane taxied away.

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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