# NTSB Accident ANC04LA057
> **Cessna 185E** · 2004-05-26 · Anchorage, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04LA057
- **Event ID:** 20040528X00688
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-26
- **Location:** Anchorage, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.213611, -149.844451
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185E
- **Registration:** N70233
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot/owner's failure to ensure that the airplane was in an airworthy condition prior to flight, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent in-flight collision with a residence during an emergency landing after takeoff.  Factors associated with the accident are a contaminated fuel pump, a flow-restricted fuel controller, a flow-restricted distributor valve, worn spark plugs, and inadequate servicing/maintenance of the airplane by other maintenance personnel.

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