# Accident 19760706026929A: Cessna A185F, Kaltag, AK, July 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1976
- Place: Kaltag, AK
- Airport: Kaltag
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 64.3190° N, 158.7413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KALTAG (KAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3190&lon=-158.7413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70487, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70487) (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: 4,610 total, 1,203 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AAA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAA43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706026929A

## Narrative

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

TRANSPORTING FISH IN TANKS.

## 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 ANC76AAA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAA43), Jul 6, 1976: Cessna 185F (N70487), Kaltag, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70487 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780829038009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829038009I), Aug 29, 1978: Cessna 185 (N70487), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to reduce power soon enough during water taxi. Ran into the bank.

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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