# Incident 19780829038009I: Cessna 185, Homer, AK, August 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1978, 18:35 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Beluga Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N70487, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70487) (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 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829038009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO REDUCE POWER SOON ENOUGH DURING WATER TAXI. RAN INTO THE BANK.

## Other reports on N70487 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760706026929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706026929A), Jul 6, 1976: Cessna A185F (N70487), Kaltag, AK, Substantial damage. Transporting fish in tanks.

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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