# NTSB ANC81FA053: Cessna A185E, N70039, Anchorage, AK, May 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1981
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1144  81/5/14    ANCHORAGE,AK        CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3800
        TIME - 1354                    N70039              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       SUSITNA STATION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAG FOUND IN INTAKE OF THROTTLE BODY ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70039](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70039-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 18501910 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Hood

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810514025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514025209A), May 14, 1981: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Landed in swampy tundra end of runway. Nosed over. Found rag in engine air intake.

## Other investigations on N70039 (3)

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 ANC10LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA024), Mar 10, 2010: Cessna A185E (N70039), Ophir, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC96LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA068), May 3, 1996: Cessna 185 (N70039), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the soft terrain at the landing site, and a crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC76AA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA038), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna A185E (N70039), Twin Lakes, AK, substantial damage

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.

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