# Accident 19891014040319A: Cessna A185E, Tuluksak, AK, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 20:15 local time
- Place: Tuluksak, AK
- Airport: Tuluksak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0877° N, 160.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULUKSAK (TLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0877&lon=-160.9234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70022, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 884 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014040319A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NEAR AIRPORT BUT LANDED SHORT.SHAFT THROUGH AIRBOX BACKED OUT DUE LOSS OF ROLL PIN.LOST MIXTURE THROTTLE

## 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 ANC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA006), Oct 15, 1989: Cessna 185 (N70022), Tuluksak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: MOUNTING SHAFT (AIRBOX THROUGH-SHAFT) FOR THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS HAD BECOME LOOSE AND BACKED OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND…

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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