# Accident 19761002033099A: Cessna A185E, Kipnuk, AK, October 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Kipnuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 59.9375° N, 164.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kipnuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9375&lon=-164.0622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2241T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2241T) (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: 20,512 total, 544 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002033099A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT HIT BANK. TRIED TO TKOF IN SHORT PART OF LAKE.

## 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 ANC76DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DA001), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 185 (N2241T), Kipnuk, AK, substantial damage

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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