# Incident 19830423068089I: Cessna 185, Anchorage, AK, April 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1983, 13:01 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2206° N, 149.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2206&lon=-149.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9824X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,320 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830423068089I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. LANDED ON LAKE. BROKE THROUGH ICE. FOUND RAGS IN CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE BOX.

## 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 ANC83IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA074), Apr 23, 1983: Cessna 185 (N9824X), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor 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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