# Incident 19830504038559I: Cessna A185E, Akiachak, AK, May 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1983, 15:20 local time
- Place: Akiachak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAIA
- Location: 60.9210° N, 161.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiachak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9210&lon=-161.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70059-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,750 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504038559I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON AN ICE STRIP. RIGHT SKI FELL INTO AN UNSEE HOLE ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N70059 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830712036059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712036059A), Jul 12, 1983: Cessna A185E (N70059), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with a fish pier and cable during water takeoff.

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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