- Date
- March 16, 1986, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N70010Cessna A185E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860316006699A
- Case key
- 4588
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,pump - failure,totalFactor
Maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improperFactor
Fluid,fuel - waterFactor
Maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improperFactor
Aircraft preflight - improperFactor
Judgment - poorFactor
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Proper glidepath - not understoodCause
Analysis
Acft hit trees and power lines and crashed on city residential street following engine failure during takeoff climb. Engine driven fuel pump failed due to long term exposure to water in fuel. Over two quarts water was collected from aircraft tanks after crash. Pilot misjudged altitude and distance from suitable landing area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70010
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18501890
- Airframe hours
- 2,371
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred E. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1985 · 120 hours before
- Departed
- Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- LHD · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- LHD · Lake Hood
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,532 total · 500 in this make and model · 1,478 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.