# Accident 19860818043969A: Cessna A185F, Caribou Lake, AK, August 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1986, 20:00 local time
- Place: Caribou Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3367R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3367R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,915 total, 940 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818043969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SETTLED AFTER WATER TAKEOFF. CONTACTED WET GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER. DID NOT USE FULL LENGTH OF LAKE.

## 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 ANC86LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA128), Aug 18, 1986: Cessna 185-F (N3367R), Caribou Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3367R (1)

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

- [Accident 19760924037109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760924037109A), Sep 24, 1976: Cessna A185F (N3367R), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Gusty winds.

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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