# Accident 19870412049129A: Cessna A185F, Burnett Inlet, AK, April 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1987, 16:50 local time
- Place: Burnett Inlet, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKVA
- Location: 56.4105° N, 131.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4105&lon=-131.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1774R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1774R-2011-12-05) (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: 4,416 total, 117 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870412049129A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT MADE A WATER LANDING WITH THE WHEELS DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA87LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA078), Apr 13, 1987: Cessna 185 (N1774R), Burnett Inlet, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1774R (1)

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

- [Incident 19880725042939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880725042939I), Jul 25, 1988: Cessna A185F (N1774R), Ketchikan, AK. PIC landed amphibious aircraft with landing gear in up position.

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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