# Incident 19850715042919I: Cessna A185E, Bethel, AK, July 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1985, 21:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70037, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70037) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715042919I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND WHEELS FOR LANDING ON HARD SURFACE RUNWAY. HYDRAULIC LINE CAME LOOSE IN BELLY, FLUID LEAKED OUT.

## Other reports on N70037 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150107000222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150107000222A), Jan 7, 2015: Cessna A185E (N70037), Oxford, ME, Substantial damage. After the pre-flight inspection the pilot initiated the starting procedure. The checklist starting procedure includes: 1. Advancing the throttle to the wide…
- [Accident 19801115075839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115075839A), Nov 15, 1980: Cessna A185E (N70037), Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. Flipped over on water landing. Landing gear was extended on the amphibious floats.

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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