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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Lake Amitchiak, AK · August 1, 1991

Date
August 1, 1991 · 15:15 local
Place
Lake Amitchiak, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1687M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91FA115
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control turning downwind after takeoff. Dived into lake. Factors rising terrain turbulence and heavy cargo.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL TURNING DOWNWIND AFTER TAKEOFF. DIVED INTO LAKE. FACTORS RISING TERRAIN TURBULENCE AND HEAVY CARGO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.