# Accident 19760402007949A: Cessna A185F, Ketchikan, AK, April 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1976
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8767Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8767Z-2020-10-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760402007949A

## Narrative

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

WEA BRIEF FRM COMPANY PLT BY RADIO. LND IN 5FT SWELLS DUE ENROUTE WEA. FLOATS DUG IN.

## 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 ANC76DAD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAD04), Apr 2, 1976: Cessna 185 (N8767Z), Ketchikan, 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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