# Accident 19900702023469A: Cessna 185F, King Salmon, AK, July 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TKAC
- Location: 58.7493° N, 156.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7493&lon=-156.5393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53046) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,900 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702023469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CONNECTING ROD AND BOLTS FAILED EN ROUTE. LANDED IN SOFT TUNDRA AND NOSED 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 ANC90LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA108), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 185 (N53046), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE PISTON ROD ASSEMBLIES.

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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