# Accident 20110724016299A: Cessna 185, Kenai, AK, July 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2011, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5867° N, 151.6467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5867&lon=-151.6467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9852X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9852X-2017-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 431 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110724016299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS THAT WITHOUT PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  RPM AND FUEL FLOW AT LESS THAN NORMAL IDLE RPM AND FUEL FLOW, NO THROTTLE OR MIXTURE RESPONSE, SUSPECTING THAT ENGINE WAS MERELY WINDMILLING. ATTEMPTS AT RESTART/REGAINING OF ENGINE POWER UNSUCESSFUL. GRADUAL DESCENT DOWN TO WATERS OF COOK INLET, AK 1 - 2 MI. EA. OF KALGIN ISLAND. FLOATS BROKE AWAY ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT LATER SUNK. AIRWORTHINESS IS THE ONLY AREA OF FAA NINE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN QUESTION. PILOT COMPETENCY NOT IN QUESTION, PILOT CURRENT, FUEL MANAGEMENT SEEMINGLY RATIONAL, FUEL DEPLETION RULED OUT. FUEL CONTAMINATION NOT IN QUESTION.LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASON(S).THERE WILL BE NO ATTEMPT AT RETRIEVAL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC11LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA068), Jul 25, 2011: Cessna 185 (N9852X), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in the ditching and sinking of the airplane in ocean waters.

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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