# Accident 19760701022839A: Cessna A185E, Gibralter Lake, AK, July 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Gibralter Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Aircraft: N4557F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4557F) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,049 total, 7,049 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701022839A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.

## 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 ANC76DAH41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH41), Jul 1, 1976: Cessna 185E (N4557F), Gibralter Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4557F (3)

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

- [Accident 20130728015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728015449A), Jul 28, 2013: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated he was taking a check ride and doing a confined area take off and got behind the power curve and couldn't see where he was going. Then realized…
- [Accident 20050418006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050418006489A), Apr 18, 2005: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) This certified flight instructor was conducting instruction with a private pilot in preparation for a bfr. Control of the aircraft was lost during a…
- [Accident 19800617029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617029279A), Jun 17, 1980: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash-landed on bank of lake. Found air valve shaft air box broken. Improper maintenance.

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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