# Accident 19830913055209A: Cessna 185A, Aniak, AK, September 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1983, 16:15 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Aniak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1996° N, 158.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1996&lon=-158.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1688Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1688Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830913055209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 300 FEET OFF END OF STRIP DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC83LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA185), Sep 14, 1983: Cessna 185A (N1688Z), Aniak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1688Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19840921077079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840921077079A), Sep 21, 1984: Cessna 185A (N1688Z), Mt Plummer, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped landing on a mountain strip in a crosswind. Aircraft rolled off strip backwards and down mountainside.
- [Accident 19810619034149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034149A), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 185A (N1688Z), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Passenger attempting to secure float plane on beach, stepped into propellor causing serious injury.

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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