# Accident 19891107044679A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, November 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1989, 17:13 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1592F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185E (registry code 2072816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107044679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A TEST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL AND ENGINE OVERHAUL. CRASHED INTO TREES. CABLE CAME LOOSE.

## 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 ANC90FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA010), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna A185E (N1592F), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. DARKNESS AND HIGH VEGETATION WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N1592F (4)

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

- [Accident 20130928021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130928021079A), Sep 28, 2013: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. PIC elected to land on ramp due to strong crosswind(25 KTS. Gusting 35KTS.) On runway. Upon landing rollout at approximately 20-30 knots airspeed, PIC stated…
- [Accident 20050909024369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050909024369A), Sep 9, 2005: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a telephone conversation with a FAA ASI and the NTSB iic, the Pilot stated that during landing on a sod covered, off airport site, located 30 sm…
- [Incident 19960821038739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821038739I), Aug 21, 1996: Cessna 185E (N1592F), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: forced landing on bush strip 600 feet long. Engine failure from broken air box pin. Inspected pin and looked as though it had been cracked when…
- [Accident 19880516015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880516015259A), May 16, 1988: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel and crash landed on the tundra.

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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