# Accident 19900822035229A: Cessna A185F, Nenana, AK, August 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1990, 20:58 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4705° N, 148.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4705&lon=-148.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185GJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822035229A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF FLOATPLANE ON TAKEOFF FROM A POND. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SHORE AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT BLOOD ALCHOL .269.

## 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 ANC90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA152), Aug 23, 1990: Cessna 185 (N185GJ), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT, DUE TO CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN.

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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