# Accident 19900917041189A: Cessna A185E, Upper Colleen, AK, September 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1990, 20:21 local time
- Place: Upper Colleen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UKNC
- Location: 64.8098° N, 147.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8098&lon=-147.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70087-2011-06-16) (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 A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917041189A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING ON ROUGH GRAVEL BAR. IMPACTS WITH ROCKS FAILED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA180), Sep 18, 1990: Cessna 185 (N70087), Upper Colleen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SELECT SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N70087 (3)

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

- [Accident 19930829042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829042429A), Aug 29, 1993: Cessna A185E (N70087), Hulahula River, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain trying to negotiate a pass. VFR was not recomended due rain and snow.
- [Accident 19881221055429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055429A), Dec 21, 1988: Cessna A185F (N70087), Porcupine Lodge, AK, Substantial damage. Right gear of wheel, ski aircraft, broke through the ice on a river during taxi for takeoff. Right wing damaged.
- [Accident 19800603018079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603018079A), Jun 3, 1980: Cessna A185E (N70087), Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Pilots seat slid back during takeoff run and he lost control crashing to trees beside runway.

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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