# Accident 19941212041499A: Cessna A185E, Takotna, AK, December 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Takotna, AK
- Airport: Takotna Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EOXA
- Location: 62.9897° N, 156.0608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9897&lon=-156.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4552F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4552F-1996-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941212041499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOWBANK ON TAKEOFF AT END OF RUNWAY. NOSED INTO TREES. FLAT LIGHT NEAR GROSS AND UNPLOWED RUNWAY FACTORS.

## 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 ANC95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA017), Dec 12, 1994: Cessna 185 (N4552F), Takotna, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING FOR THE DEPARTURE. A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, FLAT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, AND A SNOWBANK WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4552F (1)

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

- [Incident 19880904063809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904063809I), Sep 4, 1988: Cessna A185E (N4552F), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. Quarter tail wind caused pilot to lose control while taxiing for takeoff. Aircraft nosed up. Prop struck ground.

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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