# NTSB ANC86LA140: Cessna 182, N5227R, Iliamna, AK, August 30, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1986, 17:00 local (Aug 30, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Coordinates: 59.849746, -154.560668 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8497&lon=-154.5607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4726/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA140

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LAKE AND ROLLED OVER ON THE GRAVEL BAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5227R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5227R), registered now, S/N 18503023, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: 18503023
- Airframe hours: 1495
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Charles A. Akers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 20, 1986, 12 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,075 total, 28 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19860829043509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043509A), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna A185F, Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Floatplane encountered a downdraft after takeoff. Pilot elected to abort and airplane ran aground.

## Other investigations on N5227R (1)

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 GAA17CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA439), Jul 22, 2017: Cessna A185 (N5227R), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after an aborted takeoff.

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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