# Accident 19880916041369A: Cessna 185, Mcclaren River, AK, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mcclaren River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N73DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,620 total, 850 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916041369A

## Narrative

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

SLOWED BY A DEPRESSION IN THE SHORT GRASS STRIP ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED OFF END OF RUNWAY ONTO GROUND IN ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC88LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA141), Sep 16, 1988: Cessna 185 (N73DA), Mcclaren River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73DA (1)

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

- [Incident 20250607006409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250607006409I), Jun 7, 2025: Cessna 185 (N73DA), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing right brake was unresponsive causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. (Sms)…

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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