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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Fairbanks, AK · July 4, 1996

Date
July 4, 1996 · 14:05 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N185CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96TA095
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,700 total3,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power at cruise. Force landed on thundra. Float dug in. Flipped over. Broke crankshaft. Fatigue cracking.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. FORCE LANDED ON THUNDRA. FLOAT DUG IN. FLIPPED OVER. BROKE CRANKSHAFT. FATIGUE CRACKING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.