# NTSB ANC83LA165: Cessna 185, N93282, Kaktovik, AK, September 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 8, 1983, 18:30 local (Sep 9, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place: Kaktovik, AK
- Coordinates: 70.120712, -143.660675 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1207&lon=-143.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83LA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4167/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA165

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH 3 HUNTERS & THEIR GEAR FOR A FLT FROM CARIBOU PASS TO THE BARTER ISLAND DEW STATION ARPT. REPORTEDLY, HE HAD OPERATED IN & OUT OF THE AREA ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WITH SIMILAR LOADS & CONDITIONS. HE STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF DOWNHILL & INTO A SLIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND, USING SHORT FIELD PROCEDURES & 20 DEG OF FLAPS. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS BARELY FLYING AT THE 'CUTOFF POINT' & HE ELECTED TO USE FULL FLAPS. AT SOME POINT AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE MADE A 90 DEG TURN DOWNRIVER, BUT THE ACFT SETTLED & THE GEAR CONTACTED THE TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED, THE WING TIP & PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93282](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93282-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 18503209, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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: 18503209
- Airframe hours: 2218
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Audi Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 17, 1983, 63 hours before
- Departed: CARIBOU, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 6,070 total, 300 in this make and model, 5,275 as pilot in command, 390 in the last 90 days, 150 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 18 °F

## 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 19830908047159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908047159A), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna A185F, Barter Island, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to remain airborne after liftoff. Crash landed off airport. Aircraft loading a factor.

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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