# Accident 19920620021349A: Cessna 185E, Sole Lake, AK, June 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sole Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMWC
- Location: 62.4490° N, 149.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4490&lon=-149.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1589F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1589F-2000-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185E (registry code 2072816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021349A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON FLARE. RIGHT WING HIT BEAVER MOUND. LEFT WING HIT WATER. TAXIED TO DOCK. CROSSWIND,NARROW AREA FACTORS.

## 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 ANC92LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA096), Jun 21, 1992: Cessna 185 (N1589F), Sole Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## Other reports on N1589F (1)

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

- [Accident 20000619042139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619042139A), Jun 19, 2000: Cessna 185E (N1589F), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. (-23) The hudson air service pilot was enroute from Talkeetna to the 7,200-foot kahiltna base camp when he reported deteriorating weather conditions. He…

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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