# NTSB ANC84FA110: Cessna A185F, N1299F, Talkeetna, AK, July 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1984, 14:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.45063, -149.79074 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4506&lon=-149.7907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (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): 4216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84FA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4216/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA110

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - contamination
  - fluid,fuel - water
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition warning - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - uncontrolled
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

INVESTIGATORS FOUND PURE WATER IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE PILOT REFUELED THE ACFT FROM A 55 GAL BARREL AND DESPITE WARNINGS FROM A MECHANIC, THE PLT DID NOT FILTER THE FUEL. THE FLOAT PLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A RIVER AND NOSED OVER ONTO THE SHORE FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF POWER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1299F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1299F-1984-08-31), registration cancelled 1984-08-31, S/N 18502819 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18502819
- Airframe hours: 4500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Keith Bailey
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 15, 1984
- Departed: TKA, TALKEETNA, AK
- Destination: STEPHAN LAKE, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,712 total, 375 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °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 19840704029539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704029539A), Jul 4, 1984: Cessna 185F, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Crash landed in river rapids after engine stopped. Water in fuel not drained. Strainer drain mod not accomplished.

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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