# Accident 19911214056249A: Cessna A185E, Ketchikan, AK, December 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1991, 13:01 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan Harbor Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.6106° N, 131.5802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6106&lon=-131.5802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2212T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2212T-2012-08-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911214056249A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO WATER TURNING BACK DUE TO WEATHER AND LOSING CONTACT WITH COMPANY FLIGHT. FAILED NOTE DESCENT.

## 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 ANC92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA019), Dec 14, 1991: Cessna 185 (N2212T), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR THE MANEUVER.

## Other reports on N2212T (1)

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

- [Accident 19741013035929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013035929A), Oct 13, 1974: Cessna A185E (N2212T), Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Float hit submerged object.

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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