# Incident 19860328018359I: Cessna A185E, Cordova, AK, March 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1986, 11:46 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328018359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AT CRUISE. LANDED ON SANDBAR. FOUND MAGNETO DRIVE AND GEAR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N771X (1)

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

- [Accident 20051105029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105029869A), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna A185E (N771X), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) A tundra tire equipped Cessna 185 airplane, sustained substantial damage when the left wheel and axle separated from the left main landing gear strut…

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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