# Accident 19980613013469A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, June 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1998, 12:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2198° N, 149.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2198&lon=-149.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70195, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613013469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ENROUTE. FLOAT EQUIPPED 185 LANDED IN MUD SHORT OF LAKE HOOD. NOSED OVER. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. (.4)THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT ABOUT 800 FEET MSL.  DURING THE FORCED LANDING ON MUD FLATS, THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.  POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF FUEL IN ALL LINES, AND NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WITH THE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN TESTED ON THE AIRFRAME.  THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS PRESSURE TESTED, AND THEN THE FLEXIBLE FUEL LINES WERE CUT OPEN FOR INSPECTION;  THESE TESTS REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.  NO ANOMALIES WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM OPERATING WERE FOUND.   (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 800' WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED IN APPROXIMATELY 1/2" OF WATER ON MUD FLATS. AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER AND CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP.

## 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 ANC98LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA075), Jun 13, 1998: Cessna 185 (N70195), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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