# Accident 19830616076159A: Cessna 185, Skentna, AK, June 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1983, 21:30 local time
- Place: Skentna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3991Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3991Q-2012-11-14) (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 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616076159A

## Narrative

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

NO BRAKES LANDING ON GRAVEL STRIP. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID OVERRUN. CLAIMS BRAKE CYLINDER PLUGS LOOSENED BY UNKNOWN.

## 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 N3991Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19890913034849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913034849A), Sep 13, 1989: Cessna 185 (N3991Q), Rocky Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Flipped on water landing.
- [Accident 19830617031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617031159A), Jun 17, 1983: Cessna 185 (N3991Q), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. No brakes on landing. Groung looped to avoid end of runway and parked aircraft. Brake cylinder plugs had fallen out

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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