# Accident 19850915047289A: Cessna A185F, Cordova, AK, September 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.7900° N, 145.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7900&lon=-145.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80124) (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 IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,627 total, 277 in this make and model, 336 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915047289A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER 3 POINT LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED. CLAIMED BRAKE INOPERATIVE. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ANC85LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA177), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna A185F (N80124), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80124 (3)

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

- [Accident 19930528016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528016139A), May 28, 1993: Cessna A185F (N80124), Bulchitna Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Moderate hard landing caused right gear to break at axle. Nosed over. Fatigue cracking due bolt hole corrision.
- [Accident 19820910044989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910044989A), Sep 10, 1982: Cessna A185F (N80124), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff from lake. Aircraft crashed into shore when unable to climb after lift off.
- [Incident 19780417028502I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417028502I), Apr 17, 1978: Cessna 185 (N80124), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. While waiting on the ground for svfr clearence, with engines turning, was struck by another aircraft. DHC3, #26641.

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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