# Accident 19860715032679A: Cessna A185F, Ketchikan, AK, July 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1986, 21:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6091° N, 131.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6091&lon=-131.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6336E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6336E-1989-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860715032679A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT MOUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPROPER FUEL SELECTOR USE.

## 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 SEA86LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA171), Jul 16, 1986: Cessna A185F (N6336E), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N6336E (1)

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

- [Incident 19810618042769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618042769I), Jun 18, 1981: Cessna A185F (N6336E), Lafeyette, LA, Minor damage. Wheels up landing. The pilot became distracted and forgot to extend 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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