# Accident 19770326017359A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, March 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1099F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1099F) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770326017359A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT ASSY IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. 38HRS SINCE O-HAUL.

## 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 ANC77FAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG48), Mar 26, 1977: Cessna 185 (N1099F), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1099F (4)

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

- [Incident 19820928065949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820928065949I), Sep 28, 1982: Cessna A185F (N1099F), Salt Lake City, UT. Wing tip struck a parked aircraft while pilot was taxiing to park. Pilot left the scene. Unknown.
- [Incident 19801006073029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006073029I), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna A185F (N1099F), Whittier, AK, Minor damage. Pilot diverted due to weather. Elected to land downwind and intentionally ground looped aircraft.
- [Accident 19780415007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415007519A), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna A185F (N1099F), Ft Richardson, AK, Substantial damage. Hit rwy light,nosed over.
- [Accident 19751212042449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751212042449A), Dec 12, 1975: Cessna A185F (N1099F), Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. Hit log bridge.

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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