# Accident 20180927014079A: Cessna A185F, Fairbanks, AK, September 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7606° N, 148.5964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7606&lon=-148.5964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70391, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70391) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180927014079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING CRUISE HIS ENGINE QUIT. HE WAS AT ABOUT 1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT WAS UNSUCESSFUL. PILOT FOUND A SMALL POND TO LAND IN BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE POND. WINGS CONTACTED TREES AND FLOATS COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER. PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND ABLE TO SWIM TO SHORE AND WALK OUT TO HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS AND FUSELAGE. ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE.

## 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 ANC18LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA073), Sep 27, 2018: Cessna A185 (N70391), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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