# Accident 19880503027831A: Cessna A185E, Larson Bay, AK, May 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1988, 15:45 local time
- Place: Larson Bay, AK
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.5907° N, 153.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5907&lon=-153.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9030R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9030R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,666 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503027831A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH N54768 AND SEVERING PART OF ITS WING CAUSING IT TO CRASH. BOTH AIRCRAFT SPOTTING FISH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N54768, Piper PA18150: [Accident 19880503027832A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503027832A)

## 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 ANC88FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA052), May 3, 1988: Cessna 185F (N9030R), Larson Bay, AK, no damage, 1 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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