# Accident 19890306003099A: Cessna A185F, Puntilla Lake, AK, March 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Puntilla Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPZC
- Location: 61.9305° N, 151.7295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9305&lon=-151.7295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1292F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1292F) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306003099A

## Narrative

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

LONG BUMPY TAKEOFF RUN ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE ON SKIS. PULLED OFF NOSE HIGH THEN STALLED MAKING LOW LEVEL TURN

## 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 ANC89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA049), Mar 6, 1989: Cessna A-185-F (N1292F), Puntilla Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, THE TURN TO REVERSE COURSE MANEUVER PERFORMED AT THE REDUCED AIRSPEED AND POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

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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