# Accident 19830908047159A: Cessna A185F, Barter Island, AK, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Barter Island, AK
- Airport: Caribou Pass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AUIA
- Location: 70.1207° N, 143.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1207&lon=-143.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93282, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93282-2013-04-29) (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 IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,070 total, 300 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908047159A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE AFTER LIFTOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LOADING A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA165), Sep 9, 1983: Cessna 185 (N93282), Kaktovik, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93282 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790211006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006619I), Feb 11, 1979: Cessna A185F (N93282), Barter Island, AK, Substantial damage. Engine started after hand propping and rolled into snow berm. Pilot reported throttle cable had disconnected.

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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