# Accident 20070731018089A: Cessna A185E, Talkeetna, AK, July 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2558° N, 149.9003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2558&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70020, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70020-2010-04-02) (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: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,980 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070731018089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 31 JULY, 2007 AT 1500 LOCAL ALASKA TIME, FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA CE-185, N70020 DEPARTED STEPHAN LAKE ON A FLIGHT TO LAKE HOOD, ANCHORAGE, AK. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT DECLARED MAYDAY, ENGINE OUT AND CRASH LANDED INTO TREES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC07LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA071), Jul 31, 2007: Cessna 185E (N70020), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to an improperly repaired airbox.

## Other reports on N70020 (5)

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

- [Incident 20010129004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010129004399I), Jan 29, 2001: Cessna A185E (N70020), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 29 January 2001, [privacy data omitted] PIC of N70020, a Cessna 185, returned to Birchwood Airport (bcv) and could not land due to heavy fog. [privacy…
- [Accident 19930606017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606017009A), Jun 6, 1993: Cessna A185E (N70020), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to sustain flight in floatplane. Settled into trees and brush. Over gross weight and downdraft were factor.
- [Accident 19791206042749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206042749A), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 185 (N70020), Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. No brake on one wheel on tail wheel type landing, on rough icy runway. Elected to ground-loop to stop. Hit ditch.
- [Incident 19791027054189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027054189I), Oct 27, 1979: Cessna A185E (N70020), Mountain Villag, AK. Engine slowly lost power. Could be shutdown only by fuel selector. Bracket support for throttle cable broken.
- [Accident 19740912037359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740912037359A), Sep 12, 1974: Cessna A185E (N70020), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit lake bank.

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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