# Accident 19941119038639A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, November 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1994, 15:19 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1598° N, 149.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1598&lon=-149.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9618H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9618H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,615 total, 1,740 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941119038639A

## Narrative

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

PLANNED LAND ON FROZEN LAKE TO PUT ON SKIS. ATC ADVISED NOTAM LAKE AREA CLOSED. LANDED. NOSED OVER IN SLUSH ON ICE.

## 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 ANC95LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA011), Nov 19, 1994: Cessna 185F (N9618H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF A NOTAM THAT CLOSED THE RUNWAY AND A SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY AREA WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9618H (1)

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

- [Accident 19870315007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870315007979A), Mar 15, 1987: Cessna A185F (N9618H), Swentna, AK, Substantial damage. The right main gear collapsed when the ski equipped aircraft attempted a turn in loose snow. Runway on frozen lake

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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