# Accident 19870628027509A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, June 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1987, 10:56 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2206° N, 149.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2206&lon=-149.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70018, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70018-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 310 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027509A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. PILOT STALLED PLANE ON LANDING.

## 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 ANC87FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA084), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 185 (N70018), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70018 (3)

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

- [Accident 19960728020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728020039A), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna A185E (N70018), Talkeetna, AK, Destroyed. Lost power on takeoff from glacier. Settled. Struck a crevasse. Reported engine surged. No engine defects found.
- [Accident 19841020060979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020060979A), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna A185E (N70018), Shulin Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted when landing on water with gear down.
- [Accident 19780626026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626026989A), Jun 26, 1978: Cessna A185E (N70018), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated ran out of fuel in r tank & due to low alt did not havme to restart eng.

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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