# Accident 19870812044051A: Cessna 185A, Ketchikan, AK, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 13:21 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.6094° N, 131.5805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6094&lon=-131.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73WS-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,239 total, 12,203 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812044051A

## Narrative

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

HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A HUGHES HELICOPTER N58318 DURING CLIMBOUT. PILOT STATED HE NEVER SAW THE HELICOPTER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N58318, Hughes 369D: [Accident 19870812044052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812044052A)

## 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 SEA87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA162), Aug 12, 1987: Cessna 185E (N73WS), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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