# Accident 20070908020899A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, September 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1800° N, 149.9719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1800&lon=-149.9719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1758R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1758R-2013-01-31) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908020899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/08/2007 AT 1600 ADT, THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DEPARTED LHD TO THE EAST. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND HE INITIATED A STEEP LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE MILLENIUM MOTEL. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A 90 DEGREE TURN AND IMPACTED THE WATER IN A FLAT ATTITUDE WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SHEAR OFF THE FLOATS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM SHORE ADJACENT TO THE LAKE SPENARD SWIM BEACH.

## 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 ANC07LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA096), Sep 8, 2007: Cessna 185 (N1758R), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N1758R (1)

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

- [Accident 19940724019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019009A), Jul 24, 1994: Cessna A185F (N1758R), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Premature contact with lake trying to land on glassy water. Nosed over.

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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