# Accident 19820910044989A: Cessna A185F, Naknek, AK, September 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Airport: Seaplane Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7283° N, 157.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naknek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7283&lon=-157.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80124) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 320 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910044989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM LAKE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SHORE WHEN UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFT OFF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N80124 (3)

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

- [Accident 19930528016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528016139A), May 28, 1993: Cessna A185F (N80124), Bulchitna Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Moderate hard landing caused right gear to break at axle. Nosed over. Fatigue cracking due bolt hole corrision.
- [Accident 19850915047289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915047289A), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna A185F (N80124), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after 3 point landing and ground looped. Claimed brake inoperative. No malfunction found.
- [Incident 19780417028502I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417028502I), Apr 17, 1978: Cessna 185 (N80124), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. While waiting on the ground for svfr clearence, with engines turning, was struck by another aircraft. DHC3, #26641.

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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