# Accident 19850424015829A: Cessna 336, Anchorage, AK, April 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1985, 20:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1607° N, 149.9908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1607&lon=-149.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1716Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1716Z-2011-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 336 (registry code 2075602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 336
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 6 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424015829A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK A POLE LANDING IN PARKING LOT. SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATED AUTO FUEL IN A AUXILIARY TANK.

## 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 ANC85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA070), Apr 25, 1985: Cessna 336 (N1716Z), Anchorage, AK, 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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