# Accident 19830928052499A: Cessna A185F, Fairbanks, AK, September 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8109° N, 147.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8109&lon=-147.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185JS) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,071 total, 3,071 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830928052499A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STALLED ON WATER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ICED OVER PORTION. FLOATPLANE VEERED INTO A MUD 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 ANC83LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA183), Sep 29, 1983: Cessna 185 (N185JS), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N185JS (1)

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

- [Incident 20010913024019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010913024019I), Sep 13, 2001: Cessna A185F (N185JS), Fairbanks, AK. (-23) Pilot stated floats were pumped out during preflight just prior to taxi out for takeoff. He taxied from his parking space to the north end of the float…

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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