# Accident 19900415011749A: Cessna 185E, Bethel, AK, April 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1990, 16:10 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8100° N, 161.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8100&lon=-161.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2214T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2214T-2018-01-12) (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 185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415011749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE AND FLIPPED OVER. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 ANC90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA058), Apr 16, 1990: Cessna 185E (N2214T), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQAUTE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N2214T (1)

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

- [Accident 19781219045009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219045009A), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna A185E (N2214T), AK, Substantial damage

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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