# Incident 20150817015059I: Cessna 185B, Anchorage, AK, August 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2554Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2554Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 660 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150817015059I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND AIRMAN LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N2554Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19740820037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820037339A), Aug 20, 1974: Cessna 185B (N2554Z), Kongiganak, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated became airborne,flap latch slipped,acft dropped to water. Plt cut pwr & acft hit bank.
- [Accident 19730717021829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717021829A), Jul 17, 1973: Cessna 185B (N2554Z), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Rough rutted rocky rwy. R wheel failed.

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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