# Accident 19940724019009A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 09:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2094° N, 149.8910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2094&lon=-149.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1758R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1758R-2013-01-31) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 700 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019009A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE CONTACT WITH LAKE TRYING TO LAND ON GLASSY WATER. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA092), Jul 24, 1994: Cessna A185F (N1758R), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLASSY WATER.

## Other reports on N1758R (1)

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

- [Accident 20070908020899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908020899A), Sep 8, 2007: Cessna A185F (N1758R), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/08/2007 at 1600 adt, the pilot, the sole occupant, departed lhd to the east. The pilot stated that at approximately 50 ft. altitude, the engine…

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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