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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185E · Alexander Lake, AK · March 9, 1989

Date
March 9, 1989 · 18:45 local
Place
Alexander Lake, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70122
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA052
Reported as
Cessna 185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total455 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed on a frozen lake and hit a snowbank after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE AND HIT A SNOWBANK AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N70122 · 1

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