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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Alexander Lake, AK · March 19, 1990

Date
March 19, 1990 · 21:15 local
Place
Alexander Lake, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3386L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90FA040
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,063 total175 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power during a descent en route. Struck trees on night forced landing. Ice blocking fuel was blamed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A DESCENT EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES ON NIGHT FORCED LANDING. ICE BLOCKING FUEL WAS BLAMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.