# Accident 19840711035589A: Cessna A185F, Bethel, AK, July 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8098° N, 161.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8098&lon=-161.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3263C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840711035589A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN TIRE WENT FLAT ON ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY ONTO SOFT SHOULDER AND UP ON NOSE.

## 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 ANC84LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA114), Jul 11, 1984: Cessna 185 (N3263C), Bethel, 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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