# Accident 19750919029669A: Cessna A185E, Cordova, AK, September 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1975
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Eyak Lake Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5886T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5886T-2001-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919029669A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING WINDS.VELOCITY NOT REPORTED.

## 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 ANC76DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG46), Sep 19, 1975: Cessna 185 (N5886T), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5886T (1)

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

- [Accident 19831219061389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831219061389A), Dec 19, 1983: Cessna 185D (N5886T), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Smoke in cockpit from spilled oil. Pilot pulled idle cutoff in place of cabin air. Crash landed off end of runway.

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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