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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Port Alsworth, AK · September 27, 1985

Date
September 27, 1985 · 19:30 local
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9676H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA186
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,545 total740 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After liftoff from lake, control was lost in turbulence. Impacted swampy area. Lake size not reported.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LIFTOFF FROM LAKE, CONTROL WAS LOST IN TURBULENCE. IMPACTED SWAMPY AREA. LAKE SIZE NOT REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.