# Accident 19900319006589A: Cessna A185E, Alexander Lake, AK, March 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1990, 21:15 local time
- Place: Alexander Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9194° N, 159.4897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9194&lon=-159.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3386L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3386L-2013-04-17) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,063 total, 175 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319006589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA040), Mar 20, 1990: Cessna A185E (N3386L), Alexander Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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