# NTSB ANC88LA058: Cessna 185E, N1592F, Tuntutuliak, AK, May 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1988, 16:00 local (May 17, 1988, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Tuntutuliak, AK
- Coordinates: 60.410713, -162.64978 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4107&lon=-162.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC88LA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5006/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA058

## 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 - exhaustion (cause)
  - planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE CESSNA 185 WAS PERFORMING BUSINESS FLYING FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. WHEN HE RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSEOVER ACCIDENT. THE PLT FAILED TO FILE A REPORT. THE HELICOPTER CREW THAT RESCUED HIM REPORTED THAT THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1592F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592F), registered now, S/N 185-0974, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Registry model: [Cessna 185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (registry code 2072816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 185-0974
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Thom Alfred Fischer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,200 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BET

## 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 19880516015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880516015259A), May 16, 1988: Cessna 185E, Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel and crash landed on the tundra.

## Other investigations on N1592F (4)

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 ANC13CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA106), Sep 29, 2013: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land the airplane on the ramp, in the vicinity of buildings, in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC05LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA142), Sep 10, 2005: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the main landing gear during the landing touchdown.
- [NTSB ANC90FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA010), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna A185E (N1592F), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. DARKNESS AND HIGH VEGETATION WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
- [NTSB ANC77DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA080), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 185 (N1592F), Barrow, AK, incident, minor damage

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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