# Accident 19880730028279A: Cessna A185E, Annette Island, AK, July 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1988, 15:45 local time
- Place: Annette Island, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 55.6090° N, 131.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6090&lon=-131.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70168-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,227 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730028279A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A COVE IN HILLY TERRAIN. RAIN, LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN 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 SEA88FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA140), Jul 30, 1988: Cessna 185 (N70168), Liscome Bay, AK, destroyed, 3 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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