# Accident 19880828035709A: Cessna A185F, Joseph Village, AK, August 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1988, 17:55 local time
- Place: Joseph Village, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Aircraft: N4838C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4838C-1995-07-27) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035709A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM GEAR BOX. BRACKET HAD FAILED.

## 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 ANC88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA119), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna 185F (N4838C), Joseph Village, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4838C (1)

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

- [Accident 19890906033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033899A), Sep 6, 1989: Cessna 185F (N4838C), Tanacross, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled in steep turn after buzzing the runway. Burned on impact. Was maneuvering for friend with a camcorder.

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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