# Incident 19790211006619I: Cessna A185F, Barter Island, AK, February 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Barter Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.1181° N, 143.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barter Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1181&lon=-143.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93282, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93282-2013-04-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,260 total, 68 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/19790211006619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED AFTER HAND PROPPING AND ROLLED INTO SNOW BERM. PILOT REPORTED THROTTLE CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED.

## Other reports on N93282 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830908047159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908047159A), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N93282), Barter Island, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to remain airborne after liftoff. Crash landed off airport. Aircraft loading a factor.

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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