# Accident 19770907027289A: Cessna A185F, Bettles, AK, September 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Evansville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4974C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,532 total, 1,860 in this make and model, 476 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907027289A

## Narrative

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

PLT ASKED PAX TO ASSIST IN DOCKING FLOAT PLANE.

## 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 ANC77DAA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA51), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna A185F (N4974C), Bettles, AK, minor damage, 1 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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