# Incident 19840702052939I: Cessna 185, Kaktovik, AK, July 2, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1984, 18:12 local time
- Place: Kaktovik, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 70.1202° N, 143.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaktovik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1202&lon=-143.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1050F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1050F) (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 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702052939I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON TUNDRA AFTER LOSING PARTIAL POWER DURING A WILD LIFE SURVEY FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N1050F (2)

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

- [Accident 19870916053499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916053499A), Sep 16, 1987: Cessna A185F (N1050F), Wind River, AK, Substantial damage. During takeoff from a gravel bar, the aircraft failed to become airborne. Nosed over in the River.
- [Accident 19770727024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727024419A), Jul 27, 1977: Cessna A185F (N1050F), Fairbanks, AK. Pax deplaned on float to push acft.

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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