# Accident 19860501015809A: Cessna A185F, Bethel, AK, May 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1986, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.8091° N, 161.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8091&lon=-161.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9706H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9706H-2013-07-09) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860501015809A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF,THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SKI BROKE THROUGH RIVER ICE. RIVER ICE HAD THINNED BY WARMING WEATHER.

## 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 ANC86LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA053), May 2, 1986: Cessna 185 (N9706H), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9706H (3)

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

- [Accident 19890930037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930037459A), Sep 30, 1989: Cessna A185F (N9706H), Shotgun Hills, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from lake surrounded by Hills. Hit a downdraft in severe surface winds and crashed onto shore.
- [Accident 19831211061339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211061339A), Dec 11, 1983: Cessna 185A (N9706H), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a snowbank on an attempted go around from a remote site, not an airstrip.
- [Incident 19791019053399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019053399I), Oct 19, 1979: Cessna 185 (N9706H), Kenner, LA, Minor damage. Pilot had pulled breaker to stop gear motor. Forgot to reset it before selecting gear down. Did not check on gear.

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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