# Accident 19890701019039A: Cessna 185F, Dillingham, AK, July 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1989, 18:05 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8203° N, 157.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8203&lon=-157.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6305E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305E-2014-11-12) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701019039A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON AFTER DEPARTING A LAKE. REPORTED A DOWNDRAFT FORCED AN IMPACT ON A BEACH AT 90 MPH.

## 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 ANC89LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA112), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6305E), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT & A STRONG DOWNDRAFT.

## Other reports on N6305E (2)

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

- [Accident 19830505020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505020789A), May 5, 1983: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Eaton Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Landed in a soft area on his Private strip. Wheels dug in. Airplane nosed over.
- [Accident 19810103015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103015339A), Jan 3, 1981: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Evergreen, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit near fuel stop. Crash-landed. Engine ok. One fuel tank empty. Possible fuel mismanagement.

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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