# Accident 19831219061389A: Cessna 185D, Anchorage, AK, December 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1983, 10:53 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2007° N, 149.8207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2007&lon=-149.8207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5886T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5886T-2001-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,015 total, 2,008 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831219061389A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM SPILLED OIL. PILOT PULLED IDLE CUTOFF IN PLACE OF CABIN AIR. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA027), Dec 19, 1983: Cessna C-185-D (N5886T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5886T (1)

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

- [Accident 19750919029669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919029669A), Sep 19, 1975: Cessna A185E (N5886T), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Gusting winds. Velocity not reported.

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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