# Accident 19840909047819A: Cessna A185F, Iliamna, AK, September 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1984, 07:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Big Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8491° N, 154.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8491&lon=-154.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61556, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61556) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,620 total, 480 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909047819A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF OUT OF STEP TURN AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RAN INTO BANK, TREES, AND SMALL POND

## 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 ANC84LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA170), Sep 9, 1984: Cessna A185F-II (N61556), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61556 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050211001429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050211001429I), Feb 11, 2005: Cessna A185F (N61556), Houston, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot lost directional control and ground looped the aircraft. This occured while landing on runway 03 at Houston, Mississippi.

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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