# Accident 19910706026079A: Cessna 185A, Valdez, AK, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 14:35 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ORCA
- Location: 61.1498° N, 146.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1498&lon=-146.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5081H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5081H-2013-03-21) (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 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706026079A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDING FOR WATER LANDING PITCHED OVER TO EXTREME NOSE DOWN POSITION,UNABLE TO CORRECT. HIT WATER AND SANK.

## 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 ANC91FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA090), Jul 6, 1991: Cessna 185A (N5081H), Valdez, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND.

## Other reports on N5081H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800625048679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800625048679I), Jun 25, 1980: Cessna A185F (N5081H), Anchorage, AK. Lost engine oil in flight. Reason undetermined.

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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