# Accident 19940608014149A: Cessna 185, Kassan Bay, AK, June 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kassan Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FYWA
- Location: 55.6093° N, 131.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6093&lon=-131.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4471R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4471R) (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 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 470 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940608014149A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN BAY CROSSWIND LINED UP WITH SWELLS. WEATHER VANED COMING OFF STEP. WING HIT WAVE. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA067), Jun 8, 1994: Cessna 185 (N4471R), Kassan Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND. FACTORS WERE THE ROUGH WATER AND THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N4471R (2)

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

- [Incident 20180603025069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180603025069I), Jun 3, 2018: Cessna A185F (N4471R), Hilo, HI, Minor damage. Helicopters were operating near by approach end of runway. Potential air turbulence from black hawk helicopters may have lifted right wing as pilot was in…
- [Accident 19970223014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223014329A), Feb 23, 1997: Cessna A185F (N4471R), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot was landing a float equipped airplane near an ocean bay. Small ocean swells were present in the area of intended landing. The pilot indicated…

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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