# Accident 19831223063429A: Cessna 185C, Naknek, AK, December 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1983, 14:03 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Airport: Naknek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8006° N, 156.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8006&lon=-156.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1296F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1296F) (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 185C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,534 total, 1,244 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FAG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223063429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. SEVERAL WITNESSES NOTICED FROST ON WINGS.

## 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 ANC84FAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FAG01), Dec 23, 1983: Cessna C-185 (N1296F), Naknek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1296F (3)

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

- [Incident 20190612006709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190612006709I), Jun 12, 2019: Cessna A185F (N1296F), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. On 06-12-19 at 1106 local time a Cessna 185F piloted by [privacy data omitted] had a forced landing at Campbell Airstrip, AK due to a loss of engine power. One…
- [Accident 19910829037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910829037889A), Aug 29, 1991: Cessna 185F (N1296F), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped landing in a crosswind. Side load collapsed right main gear. Blamed gear defect. None found.
- [Accident 19760901028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901028609A), Sep 1, 1976: Cessna A185F (N1296F), Shovel Lake, AK, Substantial damage

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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