# Accident 19871021060329A: Cessna A185F, Karluk, AK, October 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Karluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELPA
- Location: 57.5719° N, 154.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5719&lon=-154.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61376, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61376-1988-04-08) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021060329A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT A WHEEL IN THE SURF DURING A BEACH TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED. INCOMING TIDE HAD NARROWED BEACH AREA.

## 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 ANC88LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA010), Oct 21, 1987: Cessna A185 (N61376), Karluk, 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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