# Accident 19850927048479A: Cessna A185F, Port Alsworth, AK, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2003° N, 154.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2003&lon=-154.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9676H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9676H) (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: 1,545 total, 740 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927048479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA186), Sep 28, 1985: Cessna A185F (N9676H), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage

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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