# Accident 19900912039059A: Cessna 185, Talkeetna, AK, September 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1990, 16:32 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4495° N, 149.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4495&lon=-149.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4861Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861Q-2003-05-28) (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 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912039059A

## Narrative

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

STALLED THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON CLIMBOUT FROM A LAKE. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO MECHANICAL CAUSE.

## 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 ANC90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA172), Sep 13, 1990: Cessna 185 (N4861Q), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL OR MUSH.

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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