# Accident 19760126002009A: Cessna 185B, Nondalton, AK, January 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1976
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 59.9744° N, 154.8636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nondalton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9744&lon=-154.8636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550Z-2019-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,791 total, 60 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG91) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760126002009A

## Narrative

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

FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH SNOW & VOLCANIC ASH.

## 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 ANC76DAG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG91), Jan 26, 1976: Cessna 185 (N2550Z), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2550Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20130305003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130305003269A), Mar 5, 2013: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Iditarod, AK, Substantial damage. The airman over flew the Airstrip prior to landing, stayed on the ground for at least an hour and evaluated the Airstrip conditions and squirrely winds. Prior…
- [Accident 19900814035759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814035759A), Aug 14, 1990: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Left wheel locked up on landing. Caused a ground loop. Wheel bearing fractured. Wheels installed by pilot.
- [Incident 19800626049019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626049019I), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Red Devil, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing on recently bladed dirt strip. Soft spot turned him into a gravel berm

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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