# Accident 19820923050089A: Cessna A185F, Chip River, AK, September 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chip River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 71.2804° N, 156.7791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2804&lon=-156.7791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21753, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21753-1995-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923050089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO FOOT DEEP SNOWDRIFT DURING LANDING  WHICH CAUSED NOSE OVER.

## 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 ANC82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA097), Sep 23, 1982: Cessna 185 (N21753), Near Barrow, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21753 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910923042819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923042819A), Sep 23, 1991: Cessna A185F (N21753), Koliganek, AK, Substantial damage. Settled after liftoff from a lake, ran out of lake,jerked aircraft into air to miss 5 foot shoreline and overturned
- [Incident 19900702037389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702037389I), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 185F (N21753), Cape Douglas, AK. Engine lost RPM and oil pressure. Shut it down and made a safe water landing. Cylinder head cracked.

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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