# Accident 19850823040329A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, August 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2192° N, 149.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2192&lon=-149.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7558H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7558H) (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: 6,872 total, 298 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823040329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON A BEACH WHEN IT STRUCK A RAISED RUNNING LINE AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC85LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA162), Aug 24, 1985: Cessna 185 (N7558H), Ancorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7558H (2)

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

- [Accident 20230918015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230918015219A), Sep 18, 2023: Cessna A185F (N7558H), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. On the 18th of September 2023, the floatplane departed beluga lake (5BL) at 14:00 LCL time. The pilot was operating the commercial tour under his 91 loa. The…
- [Accident 19780417006109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417006109A), Apr 17, 1978: Cessna A185E (N7558H), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated that while retracting flaps he lost directional contro acft.

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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