# Accident 19840704029539A: Cessna 185F, Talkeetna, AK, July 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1984, 14:40 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4506° N, 149.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4506&lon=-149.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1299F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1299F-1984-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,712 total, 375 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704029539A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED IN RIVER RAPIDS AFTER ENGINE STOPPED. WATER IN FUEL NOT DRAINED. STRAINER DRAIN MOD NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 ANC84FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA110), Jul 4, 1984: Cessna A185F (N1299F), Talkeetna, 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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