# Accident 19910615022079A: Cessna A185E, King Salmon, AK, June 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9595° N, 158.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9595&lon=-158.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70148, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70148) (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 IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 722 total, 89 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615022079A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING ON TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA074), Jun 15, 1991: Cessna A185E (N70148), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND THE INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN, AND TUNDRA.

## Other reports on N70148 (3)

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

- [Accident 19800814036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814036749A), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna A185E (N70148), Eek, AK, Substantial damage. Landed long on slimy mud and grass unlit strip on dark, rainy night. Slid off end. No recent nighttime landings.
- [Accident 19760615019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615019699A), Jun 15, 1976: Cessna A185E (N70148), Vakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Water sand dirt & iron in fuel.
- [Accident 19750508011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750508011459A), May 8, 1975: Cessna A185E (N70148), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K. Wg hit marker buoy,then swerved into pilings. Dmgd l float.

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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