# Accident 19870711034269A: Cessna STC185, Aleknagik, AK, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 09:15 local time
- Place: Aleknagik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2392° N, 158.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2392&lon=-158.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5430R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,910 total, 780 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711034269A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A BEACH LANDING.LARGE TUNDRA TIRES WERE INSTALLED.OPERATOR HAS REMOVED TUNDRA TIRES.

## 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 ANC87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA094), Jul 11, 1987: Cessna 185 (N5430R), Aleknagik, 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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