# Accident 19760612020969A: Cessna A185E, Cantwell, AK, June 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1976
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Valdez Creek Mine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1978U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760612020969A

## Narrative

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

SOFT SHORT STRIP.

## 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 ANC76DAH31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH31), Jun 12, 1976: Cessna 185 (N1978U), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1978U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760227003209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760227003209A), Feb 27, 1976: Cessna A185E (N1978U), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Partial whiteout due dusk. Didnt make low pass to ck area. Hit snow 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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