# Accident 19890906033899A: Cessna 185F, Tanacross, AK, September 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tanacross, AK
- Airport: Tanacross Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 63.3806° N, 143.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3806&lon=-143.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4838C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4838C-1995-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033899A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN STEEP TURN AFTER BUZZING THE RUNWAY. BURNED ON IMPACT. WAS MANEUVERING FOR FRIEND WITH A CAMCORDER.

## 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 ANC89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA160), Sep 7, 1989: Cessna 185 (N4838C), Tanacross, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PILOT BY BUZZING THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT'S USE OF ABRUPT MANEUVERS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N4838C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880828035709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035709A), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna A185F (N4838C), Joseph Village, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a depression in the runway on landing roll. Left main gear separated from gear box. Bracket had failed.

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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