# Accident 19881114051209A: Cessna A185F, Kastisna Bay, AK, November 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kastisna Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKAA
- Location: 59.4001° N, 151.3203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4001&lon=-151.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4759E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4759E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881114051209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A BEACH USED FOR A LANDING STRIP AND NOSED OVER. PILOT BELIEVES HE HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE SAND.

## 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 ANC89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA017), Nov 14, 1988: Cessna A185F (N4759E), Kasitsna Bay, AK, substantial damage

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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