# Accident 19811127076259A: Cessna 185F, Ft Yukon, AK, November 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ft Yukon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 66.5818° N, 145.2489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Yukon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5818&lon=-145.2489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20807 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 105 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127076259A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF FREEZING RAIN. ICE ON WINDSHIELD. ELECTED TO LAND ON FROZEN LAKE. STALL LANDED . POOR JUDGEMENT.

## 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 ANC82DA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA008), Nov 27, 1981: Cessna 185 (N20807), Fort Yukon, AK, substantial damage

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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