# Accident 20020827023459A: Cessna A185F, Kodiak, AK, August 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2002, 16:50 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UKHC
- Location: 57.6461° N, 153.3072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.6461&lon=-153.3072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7300R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7300R-2012-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827023459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE FROM KING SALMON, ALASKA TO UGANIK LAKE FOR A FISHING TRIP. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROACHING TO LAND WHEN IT STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC02FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA107), Aug 28, 2002: Cessna A185F (N7300R), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his operation of the airplane in an over gross condition. A contributing factor was noncompliance with written company weight and balance…

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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