# Accident 19840822042799A: Cessna A185E, Akron, CO, August 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1984, 13:19 local time
- Place: Akron, CO
- Airport: Akron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1609° N, 103.2104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1609&lon=-103.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1980U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1980U-2013-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 11 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822042799A

## Narrative

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

MADE NOSE HIGH EARLY LIFTOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STALLED WHEN AMPHIBIOUS GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED. FLIPPED.

## 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 DEN84LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA263), Aug 22, 1984: Cessna 185 (N1980U), Akron, CO, 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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