# NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E: Loss of control - in flight NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB ANC04LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA055.md): Cessna 185E · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2004 · N1932U · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff and initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control, and an in-flight collision with water. A factor contributing to the accident was gusty wind conditions. - [NTSB ANC03FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA051.md): Cessna 185 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 2003 · N70176 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was rising terrain. - [NTSB ANC97LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA135.md): Cessna 185E · Igiugig, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1997 · N2743J · Destroyed > failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a maneuvering turn at low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and subsequent collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of altitude to recover from the… - [NTSB ANC95FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA167.md): Cessna 185 · Petersburg, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1995 · N90033 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed above the airplane's stall speed. The high terrain and low ceiling (clouds) were related factors. - [NTSB CHI92LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA214.md): Cessna A185E · Cadillac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1992 · N4573F · Substantial damage > The pilot's premature liftoff and subsequent stall mush. - [NTSB ANC91FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA115.md): Cessna A185F · Amitchiak Lake, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1991 · N1687M · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's airspeed above stalling; thereby losing control. Factors contributing to the accident were the mountainous terrain, the mountain wave, and insufficient altitude from which to recover. - [NTSB ANC90LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA091.md): Cessna 185 · Chandler, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1990 · N2797J · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the airplane. - [NTSB ATL89FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA197.md): Cessna A185E · Myrtle Grove, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1989 · N95KW · Destroyed > The pilot in command inadvertently stalled the aircraft during a balked landing. - [NTSB SEA88FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA140.md): Cessna 185 · Liscome Bay, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1988 · N70168 · Destroyed > While in a narrow, tree-lined area just above a small cove, the pilot lost control of the aircraft while maneuvering, in preparation for a landing on a lake. The aircraft struck trees in-flight while in an unusual attitude and then struck the water. Poor… - [NTSB ANC87FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA084.md): Cessna 185 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1987 · N70018 · Substantial damage > The acft was stalled on short final for landing. It touched down hard on the rwy and directional control was lost. The acft veered off the right side of the rwy and struck two parked acft. - [NTSB DEN84LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA263.md): Cessna 185 · Akron, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1984 · N1980U · Substantial damage > The aircraft was aprx 200 lbs under max gross weight for the takeoff. According to the pilot all of his previous takeoffs had been at near sea level. He stated that he was not used to high density takeoffs such as this one (7011 feet density altitude). The… - [NTSB SEA83LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA177.md): Cessna 185E · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1983 · N4772Q · Substantial damage > The acft landed in a near maximum velocity crosswind and while braking to control/correct a swerve, the right main landing gear separated from the acft. The landing was on rwy 28R and the wind was from 200 degrees at 10 to 14 KTS on final and 12 KTS when the… - [NTSB FTW82DA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA229.md): Cessna A185E · Amarillo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 17, 1982 · N2270T · Substantial damage > The float/wheel equipped aircraft approached a private gravel strip for landing and encountered gusty winds. The aircraft drifted off the runway and the float/wheel dug into the soft dirt and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot reported the winds as… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072818') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072818&occurrence=250 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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