# Accident 19890928037359A: Cessna A185E, Trading Bay, AK, September 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Trading Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N64399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64399-2013-07-02) (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 A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928037359A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED ON APPROACH TO A UNNAMED DIRT STRIP.

## 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 ANC89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA176), Sep 29, 1989: Cessna 185 (N64399), Trading Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE VISUAL APPROACH RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH A TREE.

## Other reports on N64399 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850802050519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802050519I), Aug 2, 1985: Cessna A185E (N64399), Tuntutuliak Riv, AK, Minor damage. Loss of engine power on takeoff. Landed on river with some damage. Rear engine mount broken. Restricted throttle.
- [Accident 19831010053819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010053819A), Oct 10, 1983: Cessna A185E (N64399), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit shoreline and crashed during attempted takeoff from lake.

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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