# Accident 19820209003149A: Cessna A185F, Ft Yukon, AK, February 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1982, 13:05 local time
- Place: Ft Yukon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JENA
- Location: 66.5592° N, 145.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5592&lon=-145.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8456Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8456Q) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820209003149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS SKI HIT OBJECT DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF CAUSING AIRPLANE TO FLIP INVERTED.

## 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 ANC82DA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA018), Feb 9, 1982: Cessna 185 (N8456Q), Fort Yukon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8456Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19890728050319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728050319I), Jul 28, 1989: Cessna A185F (N8456Q), Seward, AK. Landing gear showed down but aircraft landed on floats. A broken wire was causing intermittent extension problem.

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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