# NTSB ANC88LA090: Cessna A185F, N4742E, Georgetown, AK, July 11, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 11, 1988, 14:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place: Georgetown, AK
- Location: 61.8939° N, 157.7178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8939&lon=-157.7178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC88LA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5033/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA090

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - water,rough (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, taxi - from landing

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL UP & DOWN DRAFTS PRIOR TO LNDG. AFTER LANDING AND TAXIING TOWARD SHORE, THE PILOT SAW THE SURFACE WATER ON THE RIVER BEING WHIPPED UP; THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WIND TO BE 40 KNOTS OR MORE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND LANDED BACK IN THE RIVER INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4742E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4742E), registered now, S/N 18503853 (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: 18503853
- Airframe hours: 905
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: R & M Consultants
- Registered owner: Rtm Consultants, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 30, 1988, 25 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 2,580 as pilot in command, 135 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 40 knots, gusting 50
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °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 19880711026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026419A), Jul 11, 1988: Cessna A185F, Georgetown, AK, Substantial damage. Weather forced pilot to land float equipped aircraft on river. Wind overturned aircraft and it sank.

## Other investigations on N4742E (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 CEN23LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA189), May 16, 2023: Cessna A185f (N4742E), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with gusting wind.
- [NTSB CEN12CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA305), May 16, 2012: Cessna A185F (N4742E), Crystal Falls, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt maneuver to avoid deer that unexpectedly ran into the airplane's path during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA065), Dec 13, 1992: Cessna 185F (N4742E), Lanai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT OBSTRUCTIONS WERE HIDDEN IN THE GRASS OF THE LANDING AREA CHOSEN BY THE PILOT FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB DEN80DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE05), Nov 13, 1979: Cessna 185 (N4742E), Greeley, CO, substantial 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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