# Accident 19830824056139A: Cessna A185F, Petersburg, AK, August 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1983, 11:50 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Airport: Petersburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.0495° N, 132.6199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0495&lon=-132.6199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8700Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8700Z) (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 A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830824056139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA83LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA180), Aug 24, 1983: Cessna 185 Skywagon (N8700Z), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8700Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19850707031859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707031859A), Jul 7, 1985: Cessna A185F (N8700Z), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Ran right tank dry. Was too low to switch tanks and too low to reach a nearby lake. Landed in tundra and trees.

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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