# Accident 19910524018669A: Cessna A185F, Sterling, AK, May 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5394° N, 150.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5394&lon=-150.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4649E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4649E) (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 A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 756 total, 670 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524018669A

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAXI FLOAT GROUNDED ON ROCK. PILOT SLIPPED OFF FLOAT TRYING TO FREE FLOAT AND FELL INTO IDLING PROP.

## 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 ANC91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA063), May 25, 1991: Cessna 185 (N4649E), Sterling, AK, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION.

## Other reports on N4649E (2)

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

- [Incident 19940804043749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804043749I), Aug 4, 1994: Cessna A185F (N4649E), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted water takeoff and struck lake shore at 10 mph.
- [Incident 19870508024869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508024869I), May 8, 1987: Cessna A185F (N4649E), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Cleared to taxi past the rear of a Boeing 747 and was warned about jet blast. Blown onto wingtip and nose.

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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