# Accident 19930917039829A: Cessna 185, Ketchikan, AK, September 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1993, 16:47 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan Harbor Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.6091° N, 131.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6091&lon=-131.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84627 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917039829A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE STRUCK LARGE SWELL ON THE STEP ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND TAXIED BACK TO DOCK. DAMAGED FLOAT AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA184), Sep 18, 1993: Cessna 185 (N84627), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION. THE ROUGH WATER IN THE TAKEOFF AREA WAS A FACTOR.

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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