# Incident 19910303010091I: Cessna 185, Eagle River, AK, March 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3214° N, 149.5678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3214&lon=-149.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9974X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9974X-1994-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303010091I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. COLLIDED AS NR5001R LEVELED OFF FOR TOUCHDOWN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5001R, Cessna A185F: [Incident 19910303010092I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303010092I)

## Other reports on N9974X (1)

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

- [Accident 19910904039769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910904039769A), Sep 4, 1991: Cessna 185 (N9974X), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Lifted off water in small lake,encountered downdraft. Dropped to lake. Lifted again. Pontoon hit rock. Nosed over.

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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