# Accident 19750920029679A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, September 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3382S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3382S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 68 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC7LDAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC7LDAG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920029679A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD LDG IN MUDFLAT,SLID INTO RAVINE.

## 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 ANC7LDAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC7LDAG40), Sep 20, 1975: Cessna 185 (N3382S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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