# Accident 19821214065169A: Cessna A185F, Port San Juan, AK, December 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Port San Juan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.0508° N, 148.0675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port San Juan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0508&lon=-148.0675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4939Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4939Q-1983-03-29) (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: 10,254 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821214065169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 ANC83LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA023), Dec 14, 1982: Cessna 185A (N4939Q), Sawmill Bay, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N4939Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19801015059079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015059079A), Oct 15, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4939Q), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in gusty crosswind.

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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