# Accident 19900701022979A: Cessna STC185, Kakhonak, AK, July 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kakhonak, AK
- Airport: Kakhonak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8493° N, 154.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8493&lon=-154.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701022979A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT.  AFTER WATER TAKEOFF,HIT WATER WING LOW AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC90FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA105), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 185 (N185KA), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES (EXCESSIVE FLAPS); FAILURE TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS; IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND…

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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