# NTSB ANC82DA087: Cessna 185F, N80124, Naknek, AK, September 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1982, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Coordinates: 58.800292, -156.900604 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8003&lon=-156.9006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA087
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71819/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA087

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A TAKEOFF DOWNWIND IN GUSTY CONDITIONS ON A LAKE WITH MARGINAL CAPABILITIES. SURROUNDING TERRAIN MAKES WIND SWIRLING EDDIES. THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND IMPACTED ON THE BANK OF THE LAKE IN ALDER BRUSH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80124](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80124), registered now, S/N 18503094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503094
- Airframe hours: 2239
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bell Harring & Associates
- Registered owner: Bell Harring & Associates
- Departed: 5NK, NAKNEK, AK
- Destination: Z03, EGEGIK, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 5NK, Naknek Seaplane Base, runway 28, 3,000 × 300 ft, water

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 429 total, 320 in this make and model, 350 as pilot in command, 88 in the last 90 days, 33 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 105° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 113 °F

## Other investigations on N80124 (2)

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 ANC93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA071), May 29, 1993: Cessna 185 (N80124), Bulchitna Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR LEG DUE TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE CAUSED BY CORROSION.
- [NTSB ANC85LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA177), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna A185F (N80124), Cordova, 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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