# Accident 19910810033239A: Cessna 185F, Angoon, AK, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 10:50 local time
- Place: Angoon, AK
- Airport: Angoon Spb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NOGC
- Location: 57.4390° N, 134.4801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4390&lon=-134.4801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715V-1992-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,769 total, 1,891 in this make and model, 324 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033239A

## Narrative

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

HAD RUN FUEL TANK LOW THEN MADE STEEP TURN TO FINAL. UNPORTED FUEL. FLAPS SLIPPED A NOTCH. HIT WATER RAN ONTO BEACH

## 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 ANC91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA119), Aug 10, 1991: Cessna 185F (N715V), Angoon, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT'S INTENTIONAL ABRUPT MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND THE FLAPS THAT RETRACTED A KNOTCH.

## Other reports on N715V (2)

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

- [Incident 19890513041199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890513041199I), May 13, 1989: Cessna A185F (N715V), Petersburg, AK, Minor damage. Left main landing gear on amphibious float retracted on rollout. All gear indicators showed down and safe.
- [Incident 19881104064559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104064559I), Nov 4, 1988: Cessna A185F (N715V), Petersburg, AK, Minor damage. Landed gear up on training flight. Minor damage and no injuries. Aircraft equipped with amphibous floats.

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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