# Accident 19740820037339A: Cessna 185B, Kongiganak, AK, August 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1974
- Place: Kongiganak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 59.9916° N, 162.8468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kongiganak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9916&lon=-162.8468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2554Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2554Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,158 total, 8 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820037339A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED BECAME AIRBORNE,FLAP LATCH SLIPPED,ACFT DROPPED TO WATER.PLT CUT PWR & ACFT HIT BANK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2554Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150817015059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150817015059I), Aug 17, 2015: Cessna 185B (N2554Z), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel and airman landed on the highway.
- [Accident 19730717021829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717021829A), Jul 17, 1973: Cessna 185B (N2554Z), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Rough rutted rocky rwy. R wheel failed.

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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