# Accident 19870719035189A: Cessna A185F, Hinchinbrook Is, AK, July 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1987, 12:15 local time
- Place: Hinchinbrook Is, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3819° N, 146.4569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinchinbrook Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3819&lon=-146.4569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1744R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1744R-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 847 total, 840 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719035189A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED TREES WHILE MAKING LOW PASSES OVER A FISHING BOAT.

## 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 ANC87FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA101), Jul 19, 1987: Cessna 185 (N1744R), Hinchinbrook Is, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1744R (1)

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

- [Accident 19751121036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751121036859A), Nov 21, 1975: Cessna A185F (N1744R), Houma, LA, 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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