# Accident 19800617029279A: Cessna A185E, Iliamna, AK, June 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1980, 17:19 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4557F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4557F) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,420 total, 0 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617029279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH-LANDED ON BANK OF LAKE. FOUND AIR VALVE SHAFT AIR BOX BROKEN. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 ANC80DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA053), Jun 17, 1980: Cessna 185 (N4557F), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4557F (3)

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

- [Accident 20130728015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728015449A), Jul 28, 2013: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated he was taking a check ride and doing a confined area take off and got behind the power curve and couldn't see where he was going. Then realized…
- [Accident 20050418006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050418006489A), Apr 18, 2005: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) This certified flight instructor was conducting instruction with a private pilot in preparation for a bfr. Control of the aircraft was lost during a…
- [Accident 19760701022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701022839A), Jul 1, 1976: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Gibralter Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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