# Accident 19870916053499A: Cessna A185F, Wind River, AK, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 12:05 local time
- Place: Wind River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AUIA
- Aircraft: N1050F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1050F) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916053499A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE. NOSED OVER IN THE RIVER.

## 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 ANC87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA169), Sep 16, 1987: Cessna 185 (N1050F), Wind River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1050F (2)

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

- [Incident 19840702052939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702052939I), Jul 2, 1984: Cessna 185 (N1050F), Kaktovik, AK, Minor damage. Landed on tundra after losing partial power during a wild life survey flight.
- [Accident 19770727024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727024419A), Jul 27, 1977: Cessna A185F (N1050F), Fairbanks, AK. Pax deplaned on float to push acft.

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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