# Accident 19930620022679A: Cessna 185A, Victory, AK, June 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Victory, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6204° N, 148.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6204&lon=-148.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1679Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1679Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,170 total, 2,150 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620022679A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT LANDING ON A REMOTE GRAVEL STRIP. TRIED GO AROUND BUT NO ACCELERATION. RAN INTO TREES.

## 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 ANC93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA106), Jun 20, 1993: Cessna 185 (N1679Z), Victory, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N1679Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20110430008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110430008519A), Apr 30, 2011: Cessna 185A (N1679Z), Bend, OR, Substantial damage. On landing on runway 34 at bdn the left wing lifted and the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot applied right brake and the aircraft ground looped. There…

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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