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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Anaktuvuk Pass, AK · July 30, 1992

Date
July 30, 1992 · 19:00 local
Place
Anaktuvuk Pass, AK
Airport
Eleanor Lake
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYTA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27532
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA117
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total350 in this make and model197 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.

After water takeoff aircraft settled onto water and hit the lake shore. Pilot reported wind was erratic.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER WATER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO WATER AND HIT THE LAKE SHORE. PILOT REPORTED WIND WAS ERRATIC.

NTSB investigation

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