# Accident 19840711064109A: Cessna A185F, Ketchikan, AK, July 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1984, 16:54 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WSFA
- Location: 55.6093° 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=55.6093&lon=-131.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61509-1984-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840711064109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA84FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA171), Jul 12, 1984: Cessna A185F (N61509), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed

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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