# Accident 19760828042009A: Cessna A185E, Wainwright, AK, August 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1976
- Place: Wainwright, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 70.6463° N, 159.9585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wainwright, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6463&lon=-159.9585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1694M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1694M) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828042009A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 ANC76AA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA127), Aug 28, 1976: Cessna 185E (N1694M), Wainwright, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1694M (2)

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

- [Accident 20150531008572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150531008572A), May 31, 2015: Cessna A185E (N1694M), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. On may 31, 2015, about 1720 Alaska daylight time (adt), a wheel/ski equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1694M, and tricycle gear equipped Cessna 172 airplane,…
- [Accident 20121021023479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121021023479A), Oct 21, 2012: Cessna A185E (N1694M), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The flight was on an FAA flight plan. The flight departed Talkeetna for a local scenic flight with three passengers on board at 1715 adt. The flight was…

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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