# Accident 19730623022699A: Cessna A185E, Aniak, AK, June 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1973
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Aniak
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 61.5814° N, 159.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANIAK (ANI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5814&lon=-159.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70096, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70096-1973-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73AA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730623022699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLOAT EQUIPPED.UN REACH RIVER.PLT HAD 1 1/2 HRS REST IN LAST 48.MOISTURE IN DIST & FUEL INJ LINES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC73AA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA052), Jun 23, 1973: Cessna 185 (N70096), Aniak, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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