# NTSB ANC86FA035: Cessna A185E, N70010, Anchorage, AK, March 16, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 16, 1986, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.159374, -149.989089 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1594&lon=-149.9891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86FA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4588/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA035

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,pump - failure,total (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel - water (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, other maintenance personnel (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper glidepath - not understood, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18501890
- Airframe hours: 2371
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 43; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860316006699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316006699A), Mar 16, 1986: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff, hit trees and pole on landing. Fuel pump corroded. Shaft broken. Water in fuel tanks.

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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