# Accident 19930223003639A: Cessna A185F, Fairbanks, AK, February 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8107° N, 147.7190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8107&lon=-147.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930223003639A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN UNPLOWED PART RUNWAY. ICE DAMAGED ELEVATOR. FUEL SELECTOR PLACARD WRONG POSITION.

## 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 ANC93LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA039), Feb 23, 1993: Cessna A185F (N37BC), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL SYSTEM SELECTOR VALVE BEING PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION DUE TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR PLACARD BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON. THE SNOW COVERED FORCED LANDING AREA WAS A…

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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