# Incident 20230814010439I: Cessna A185F, Bettles, AK, August 14, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2023, 08:30 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SQDA
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93769, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93769) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230814010439I

## Narrative

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

LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2500 FT AGL. ENGINE QUITE, RESTART FAILED. PILOTED TO A SHALLOW CREEK AND LANDED, STRUCK A SUBMERGED ROCK ON ROLLOUT DAMAGING THE FLOATS.

## Other reports on N93769 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940529012989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529012989A), May 29, 1994: Cessna 185F (N93769), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Ground looped. Damaged wing. Collapsed main landing gear.
- [Accident 19880719029159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719029159A), Jul 19, 1988: Cessna 185F (N93769), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel at a low altitude and crashed into a wooded area.

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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