# Accident 19870301003649A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, March 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1905° N, 149.9398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1905&lon=-149.9398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2449J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2449J) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870301003649A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR. THE PILOT HAD HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE WITHOUT TIEDOWN, CHOCKS OR OTHER HELP.

## 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 ANC87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA042), Mar 1, 1987: Cessna 185F (N2449J), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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