# Accident 19890309003429A: Cessna 185E, Alexander Lake, AK, March 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Alexander Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N70122, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70122-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 455 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309003429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA052), Mar 9, 1989: Cessna 185E (N70122), Alexander Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING, DECISIONS WHICH RESULTED IN EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL AVAILABLE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N70122 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970921027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921027739A), Sep 21, 1997: Cessna A185E (N70122), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on takeoff, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the pilot was planning to ferry his airplane from a private airstrip to a maintenance facility. 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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