# Accident 19890730026189A: Cessna 185A, Tozitna River, AK, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Tozitna River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4005Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4005Y-1989-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,874 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730026189A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL ROAD AND CRASHED. PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

## 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 ANC89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA131), Jul 31, 1989: Cessna 185 (N4005Y), Tozitna River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS, UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, AND TREES WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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