# Accident 19760922042099A: Cessna A185F, Bethel, AK, September 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1976
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Seadrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4923C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4923C) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 0 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922042099A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH SMALL BOAT ON RIVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4923C (2)

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

- [Incident 19840829055489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829055489I), Aug 29, 1984: Cessna 185 (N4923C), Galena, AK, Minor damage. Right landing gear collapsed during hard bouncing landing.
- [Accident 19770226004309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004309A), Feb 26, 1977: Cessna A185F (N4923C), Tooksook Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Ski equipped. Hit wheelbarrow. Wind gusting 35K.

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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