# Accident 19970826024219A: Cessna A185E, Igiugig, AK, August 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1997, 22:10 local time
- Place: Igiugig, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7507° N, 156.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7507&lon=-156.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2743J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2743J-1998-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 660 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826024219A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED FISHING LODGE. ACCELLERATED STALL ON TURNING PULL UP. THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFAT WAS DESTORYED.

## 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 ANC97LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA135), Aug 27, 1997: Cessna 185E (N2743J), Igiugig, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a maneuvering turn at low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and subsequent collision with the terrain. A factor relating to…

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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