# Accident 19761112035459A: Cessna A185F, Wiseman, AK, November 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1976
- Place: Wiseman, AK
- Airport: Wiseman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 67.4051° N, 150.1209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WISEMAN (WSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.4051&lon=-150.1209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,257 total, 49 in this make and model, 371 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112035459A

## Narrative

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

MAIL FLT.

## 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 ANC77DAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA05), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna 185 (N53079), Wiseman, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53079 (3)

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

- [Accident 19970525011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525011859A), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, PS, Destroyed. Mayday due engine failure. Ditched in ocean. 177 sank. People resued by fish vessel. Mogas in use. No STC.
- [Accident 19831108056559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056559A), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N53079), Boring, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to abort off airport landing, aircraft hit tree and crashed in residential area trying to take off.
- [Accident 19800710028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710028469A), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna A185F (N53079), Portage Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, crash-landed on hillside. Found water in fuel.

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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