# Accident 19770312021779A: Cessna A185F, Girdwood, AK, March 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1977
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 60.9690° N, 149.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GIRDWOOD (AQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9690&lon=-149.1193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20883, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20883-2009-07-06) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FAG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312021779A

## Narrative

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

PIC OBSERVED DRINKING WINE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC77FAG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG41), Mar 12, 1977: Cessna 185 (N20883), Girdwood, 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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