# Incident 19800705025869I: Cessna A185E, King Salmon, AK, July 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1980, 20:20 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70206, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70206) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 52 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/19800705025869I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM WET SANDY BEACH.

## Other reports on N70206 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760725024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725024199A), Jul 25, 1976: Cessna A185E (N70206), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Wind gusting 20K.

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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