# Incident 19850331013879I: Cessna A185F, Loonsong Lake, AK, March 31, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Loonsong Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1718R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1718R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331013879I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI A GUST OF WIND CAUSED WINGTIP TO STRIKE SURFACE. AXLE BOLT BROKE, AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON NOSE.

## Other reports on N1718R (1)

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

- [Accident 20250307002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250307002559A), Mar 7, 2025: Cessna A185F (N1718R), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. The accident pilot stated he was operating the aircraft from a frozen lake near his cabin located a few miles west of Skwentna, AK on March 7th, 2025. The area…

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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