# Accident 19840826043319A: Cessna A185F, Lake Delton, WI, August 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1984, 10:52 local time
- Place: Lake Delton, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5920° N, 89.7831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Delton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5920&lon=-89.7831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61584-1985-01-28) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,442 total, 0 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840826043319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF, TURNED BACK TOWARDS LAKE, HIT TREES. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. WRINKLES IN FUEL BLADDERS

## 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 CHI84FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA364), Aug 26, 1984: Cessna A185F (N61584), Lake Delton, WI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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