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ANC85LA128

1985-07-16 · PORTAGE, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N4611E

Make / Model
CESSNA A185F
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790416
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A59FD2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON INLET MUD FLATS & NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA128.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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