# Accident 20170818013459A: Cessna A185F, Aniak, AK, August 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2017, 20:03 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Aniak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: U7GC
- Location: 61.5817° N, 159.5433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5817&lon=-159.5433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92DC) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 5,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818013459A

## Narrative

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLICATION OF FULL POWER FOR DEPARTURE ROLL, 3/4 OF ONE BLADE SEPARATED FROM  2 BLADED PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. PILOT HEARD LOUD POP THEN FELT SEVERE VIBRATION AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND ABORTED TAKE-OFF ROLL AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL FOUR (4) PERSONS ONBOARD EXITED THE A/C WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A/C WAS TOWED FROM RUNWAY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 ANC17LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA052), Aug 18, 2017: Cessna A185 (N92DC), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect a crack in the propeller blade, which led to the separation of a section of a propeller blade due to fatigue.

## Other reports on N92DC (1)

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

- [Accident 20260424006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260424006139A), Apr 24, 2026: Cessna A185F (N92DC), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. According to the pilot the left wheel-ski snapped the left axle upon take off at 10:15 am. The pilot elected to continue on to the aircraft final destination…

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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