# Accident 19840526061609A: Cessna A185E, Refuge Cove, AK, May 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1984, 16:10 local time
- Place: Refuge Cove, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6106° N, 131.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6106&lon=-131.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2231T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2231T) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 29 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526061609A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED A ROLL TO THE RIGHT ON THE STEP FOR A WATER TAKEOFF. THE RIGHT RING WAS DAMAGED BY STRIKING THE WATER.

## 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 SEA84LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA120), May 26, 1984: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Refuge Cove, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2231T (4)

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

- [Accident 20200715012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200715012509A), Jul 15, 2020: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Rochester, IN, Substantial damage. On July 15, 2020, at approximately 1630 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 185 aircraft, N2231T, departed the runway surface at fulton county airport (rcr),…
- [Incident 20180623008459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180623008459I), Jun 23, 2018: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Jefferson, ME, Minor damage. On June 23, 2018, N2231T departed millinocket seaplane base (70B), Maine after fueling with 15 gallons of fuel, to darmariscotta lake, Jefferson, Maine. At…
- [Incident 19910426016949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426016949I), Apr 26, 1991: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Ketchikan, AK, Minor damage. Loud bang from engine on climb. Oil splatter on windshield. Forced landing. Found sheared bolts on crankshaft.
- [Incident 19890626017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017579I), Jun 26, 1989: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Meyers Chuck, AK, Minor damage. Amphibian struck submerged rocks prior to lift off. Aircraft sank due to holes in floats.

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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