# Accident 19850716031559A: Cessna A185F, Portage, AK, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Portage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4611E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4611E) (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: 2,500 total, 663 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON SECOND ATTEMPT ON MUD FLAT AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA128), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna A-185F (N4611E), Portage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4611E (4)

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

- [Incident 20190415002879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190415002879I), Apr 15, 2019: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. N4611E, a 1979 Cessna 185F with pontoon landing system, landed on runway 22 at tyr airport. Aircraft landed with only front wheels down and rear landing wheels…
- [Incident 19890418028379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890418028379I), Apr 18, 1989: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Yakutat, AK. Outer edge of wheel separated on takeoff allowing tire and tube to come off. Landed safely and replaced the wheel.
- [Accident 19860925070619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860925070619A), Sep 25, 1986: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Hanning Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft nosed over during landing on a dirt strip. Pilot reported winds gusting.
- [Accident 19800216004309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216004309A), Feb 16, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on ice covered lake. Unable to stop in landing area. Hit bank of edge of lake.

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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