# Incident 19880904063809I: Cessna A185E, Kenai, AK, September 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EOXC
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4552F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4552F-1996-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904063809I

## Narrative

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

QUARTER TAIL WIND CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP. PROP STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N4552F (1)

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

- [Accident 19941212041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941212041499A), Dec 12, 1994: Cessna A185E (N4552F), Takotna, AK, Destroyed. Struck snowbank on takeoff at end of runway. Nosed into trees. Flat light near gross and unplowed runway factors.

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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