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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Ketchikan, AK · July 11, 1984

Date
July 11, 1984 · 16:54 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WSFA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61509
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA84FA171
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,800 total4,800 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climb after takeoff. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Pilot had only one fuel tank selected.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT HAD ONLY ONE FUEL TANK SELECTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.