# Accident 19830921051139A: Cessna A185E, Valdez, AK, September 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.1504° N, 146.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1504&lon=-146.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4559F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4559F-1989-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830921051139A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANES WING STRUCK THE WATER ON A LOW ALTITUDE TURN FOR LANDING. OCCUPANTS DROWNED AFTER CLINGING TO WRECKAGE.

## 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 ANC83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA180), Sep 21, 1983: Cessna 185 (N4559F), Valdez, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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