# Accident 19770302006069A: Cessna A185F, Big Delta, AK, March 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1977
- Place: Big Delta, AK
- Airport: Good Pasture Rvr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 64.1525° N, 145.8422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Delta, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1525&lon=-145.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1750R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1750R) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,777 total, 319 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770302006069A

## Narrative

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

PLT LNDD ON SNOW COVERED RIVER. RT SKI DUG INTO SNOW AND HIT LOG.

## 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 ANC77DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA033), Mar 2, 1977: Cessna 185 (N1750R), Big Delta, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1750R (1)

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

- [Accident 19750621026579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621026579A), Jun 21, 1975: Cessna A185F (N1750R), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated felt wnd reduce at rotation..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.

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