# Accident 19770902037331A: Cessna 185B, Minto Lake, AK, September 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1977
- Place: Minto Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N2563Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2563Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770902037331A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N99798, Helio H295: [Accident 19770902037332A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770902037332A)

## 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 ANC77FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA083), Sep 2, 1977: Cessna 185 (N2563Z), Minto Lake, AK, minor damage, 3 fatal

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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