# Accident 19851003048999A: Cessna 140, Cole River, AK, October 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cole River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2181N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181N-2000-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LAG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003048999A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS STRUCK TREES AFTER LIFTOFF FROM UNIMPROVED ROUGH SHORT RUNWAY. IMPACTED STREAM BANK. NO STUDENT ENDORSEMENT.

## 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 ANC86LAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LAG01), Oct 4, 1985: Cessna 140 (N2181N), Beluga, 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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