# Accident 19870315007979A: Cessna A185F, Swentna, AK, March 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Swentna, AK
- Airport: Swentna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9291° N, 151.7291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9291&lon=-151.7291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9618H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9618H) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,604 total, 968 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870315007979A

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TURN IN LOOSE SNOW. RUNWAY ON FROZEN 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 ANC87LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA053), Mar 15, 1987: Cessna 185F (N9618H), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9618H (1)

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

- [Accident 19941119038639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941119038639A), Nov 19, 1994: Cessna A185F (N9618H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Planned land on frozen lake to put on skis. ATC advised NOTAM lake area closed. Landed. Nosed over in slush on ice.

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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