# Accident 20260424006139A: Cessna A185F, Aniak, AK, April 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2026, 10:45 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Aniak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5801° N, 159.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5801&lon=-159.5431&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
- Reported engine: TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL IO-520-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,372 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260424006139A

## Narrative

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

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 AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WELL AHEAD OF TIME GOING INTO ANIAK. AT 10:45AM THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A GRAVEL AREA ALONGSIDE THE ANIAK AIRPORT RUNWAY. LANDING INITIALLY ON THE RIGHT WHEEL SKI UNTIL THE LEFT AXLE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, FLIPPED THE PLANE OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY HALTED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE PLANE THROUGH THE RIGHT DOOR, UNHARMED.

## 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 ANC26LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA032), Apr 24, 2026: Cessna A185F (N92DC), Aniak, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N92DC (1)

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

- [Accident 20170818013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818013459A), Aug 18, 2017: Cessna A185F (N92DC), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

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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