# Accident 19830725035749A: Cessna A185E, Tyonek, AK, July 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0803° N, 151.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0803&lon=-151.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4535F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4535F) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725035749A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE FLOAT STRUCK SANDBAR DURING TAKEOFF RUN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO RIVER BANK.

## 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 ANC83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA132), Jul 25, 1983: Cessna A185E (N4535F), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4535F (2)

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

- [Accident 19980225001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225001769A), Feb 25, 1998: Cessna A185E (N4535F), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Left wheel axle broke on landing roll. Left wing struck the ground. Axle attach bolts were stripped of threads. (.4)the pilot landed the tailwheel-equipped…
- [Incident 19850905055459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850905055459I), Sep 5, 1985: Cessna A185E (N4535F), Scammon Bay, AK, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck water as seaplane came up onto step. Gusty winds and rough water a factor.

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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