# NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E, 1986

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 SEA86LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA241.md): Cessna 185 · St. John, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1986 · N2262T · Substantial damage
  > After running a fuel tank dry in flight, the plt switched fuel tanks but failed to assure that the fuel selector was in the detent. The engine quit running and a forced landing was made in rough terrain.
- [NTSB ANC86LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA135.md): Cessna A-185E · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1986 · N70021 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft lost control upon landing on a gravel bar and nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC86LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA117.md): Cessna 185E · Tetlin, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1986 · N1613M · Substantial damage
  > Acft left rwy and crashed during attempted go-around with 10 to 25 knot crosswind. Pilot stated that engine did not develop full power. Examination and test run of engine did not reveal any mechanical failures/malfunctions.
- [NTSB ANC86LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA056.md): Cessna A185E · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1986 · N4761Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command stated that upon landing in a crosswind, a gust of wind caused the airplane to become airborne. Upon touching down again the airplane was in a crab and the pilot lost control and the airplane struck the left wingtip, then the right…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072818'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072818&year=1986

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