# Accident 19841020060979A: Cessna A185E, Shulin Lake, AK, October 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1984, 09:29 local time
- Place: Shulin Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N70018, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70018-2013-07-09) (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: 256 total, 161 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020060979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED WHEN LANDING ON WATER WITH GEAR DOWN.

## 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 ANC85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA007), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna A185E (N70018), Shulin Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70018 (3)

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

- [Accident 19960728020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728020039A), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna A185E (N70018), Talkeetna, AK, Destroyed. Lost power on takeoff from glacier. Settled. Struck a crevasse. Reported engine surged. No engine defects found.
- [Accident 19870628027509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027509A), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna A185E (N70018), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The float equipped aircraft veered off the runway and struck two parked aircraft. Pilot stalled plane on landing.
- [Accident 19780626026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626026989A), Jun 26, 1978: Cessna A185E (N70018), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated ran out of fuel in r tank & due to low alt did not havme to restart eng.

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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