# Accident 19831010053819A: Cessna A185E, Bethel, AK, October 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAIA
- Location: 60.8106° N, 161.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8106&lon=-161.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64399-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 4,025 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010053819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT SHORELINE AND CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM LAKE.

## 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 ANC84LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA005), Oct 10, 1983: Cessna C-185E (N64399), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64399 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890928037359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928037359A), Sep 28, 1989: Cessna A185E (N64399), Trading Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a tree and crashed on approach to a unnamed dirt strip.
- [Incident 19850802050519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802050519I), Aug 2, 1985: Cessna A185E (N64399), Tuntutuliak Riv, AK, Minor damage. Loss of engine power on takeoff. Landed on river with some damage. Rear engine mount broken. Restricted throttle.

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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