# Accident 19870916058929A: Cessna 185, Little Delta Ri, AK, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Little Delta Ri, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9914X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9914X-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 634 total, 198 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916058929A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT CLIMBED ABOVE TREE LEVEL THEN SETTLED AND CRASHED PAST END OF RUNWAY. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA157), Sep 17, 1987: Cessna 185 (N9914X), Little Delta Rv, 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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