# Accident 19770126003459A: Cessna A185F, Mekoryuk, AK, January 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1977
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.3683° N, 166.2769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mekoryuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3683&lon=-166.2769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1828R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1828R-1982-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,276 total, 3 in this make and model, 800 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770126003459A

## Narrative

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

PLT THOUGHT SELECTED LNDG AREA WAS FROZEN LAKE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE FROZEN UNEVEN TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC77DA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA023), Jan 26, 1977: Cessna 185 (N1828R), Mekoryuk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1828R (1)

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

- [Accident 19780623016249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623016249A), Jun 23, 1978: Cessna A185F (N1828R), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.