# Accident 20080305013939A: Cessna A185F, Takotna, AK, March 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Takotna, AK
- Airport: Takotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0000° N, 156.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0000&lon=-156.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1224F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1224F-2017-12-05) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080305013939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INFORMATION FROM WITNESSES INDICATE THAT THE PILOT CLEARED SNOW OFF OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BEGAN THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB OUT, TOUCHED A BERM AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN SETTLED INTO THE TREES. WITNESSES INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OBVIOUSLY OVERLOADED.

## 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 ANC08CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA041), Mar 5, 2008: Cessna 185 (N1224F), Takotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.

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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