# Accident 19930606017009A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, June 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1993, 14:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2090° N, 149.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2090&lon=-149.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70020, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70020-2010-04-02) (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 IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 600 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606017009A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT IN FLOATPLANE. SETTLED INTO TREES AND BRUSH. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND DOWNDRAFT WERE FACTOR.

## 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 ANC93FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA081), Jun 6, 1993: Cessna A185E (N70020), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N70020 (5)

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

- [Accident 20070731018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070731018089A), Jul 31, 2007: Cessna A185E (N70020), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On 31 July, 2007 at 1500 local Alaska time, float equipped Cessna CE-185, N70020 departed stephan lake on a flight to lake hood, anchorage, AK. Thirty…
- [Incident 20010129004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010129004399I), Jan 29, 2001: Cessna A185E (N70020), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 29 January 2001, [privacy data omitted] PIC of N70020, a Cessna 185, returned to Birchwood Airport (bcv) and could not land due to heavy fog. [privacy…
- [Accident 19791206042749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206042749A), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 185 (N70020), Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. No brake on one wheel on tail wheel type landing, on rough icy runway. Elected to ground-loop to stop. Hit ditch.
- [Incident 19791027054189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027054189I), Oct 27, 1979: Cessna A185E (N70020), Mountain Villag, AK. Engine slowly lost power. Could be shutdown only by fuel selector. Bracket support for throttle cable broken.
- [Accident 19740912037359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740912037359A), Sep 12, 1974: Cessna A185E (N70020), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit lake bank.

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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