# Accident 20010726039329A: Cessna A185E, Yakutat, AK, July 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXOA
- Location: 59.1833° N, 138.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1833&lon=-138.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85CG-2009-10-09) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 55 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726039329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON T/O @ REMOTE STRIP PILOT LOST CONTROL & AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 ANC01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA090), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna 185 (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor associated with the accident were trees.

## Other reports on N85CG (1)

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

- [Accident 19991007046679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007046679A), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna A185E (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, No damage. (-23) After landing at the italio river landing strip near Yakutat, the airplane was decelerating on a roll-out when right wheel casting broke and departed the…

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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