# Accident 19860616025249A: Cessna 185F, Naknek, AK, June 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Airport: Naknek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8005° N, 156.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8005&lon=-156.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70438, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70438) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860616025249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT LANDED ON THE TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC86LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA079), Jun 16, 1986: Cessna 185F (N70438), Naknek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70438 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801009057259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009057259A), Oct 9, 1980: Cessna A185F (N70438), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Cleared runway as instructed. Thirty seconds later, heavy jet landed same runway. Wake blew airplane over.

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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