# Accident 20070910825209A: Cessna A185F, Sparrevohn, AK, September 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2007, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S4EA
- Location: 61.9022° N, 154.5519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9022&lon=-154.5519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94260, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94260) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,899 total, 596 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070910825209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED STRIP, APPROXIMATELY 920 FEET IN LENGTH. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACHIEVE ADEQUATE SPEED FOR LIFTOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC07CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA097), Sep 11, 2007: Cessna 185 (N94260), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area which resulted in an overrun and collision with a gravel berm during an aborted takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were his delay in…

## Other reports on N94260 (1)

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

- [Accident 20240808009939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240808009939A), Aug 8, 2024: Cessna A185F (N94260), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on an unimproved Airstrip. The pilot stated he conducted a 3 point landing at 50 mph. The aircraft veered left then hit a bump on the runway. He…

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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