# Accident 19910712027199A: Cessna 185A, Wood River, AK, July 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Wood River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8091° N, 147.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8091&lon=-147.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1689Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1689Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 260 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712027199A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON RIVER SANDBAR. STRUCK SOFT SAND AND NOSED UP.

## 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 ANC91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA098), Jul 13, 1991: Cessna 185A (N1689Z), Wood River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. SOFT SAND IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N1689Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19880619043329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619043329I), Jun 19, 1988: Cessna 185A (N1689Z), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Wing dragged on the runway during a crosswind landing until the aircraft nosed up. Damaged wing,brake and spinner.

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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