# Accident 19770910043599A: Cessna A185F, Cordova, AK, September 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93829-2000-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,337 total, 400 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910043599A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.HIT SAND BAR.

## 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 ANC78DAG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG35), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna A185F (N93829), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93829 (2)

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

- [Accident 19961130036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961130036849A), Nov 30, 1996: Cessna A185F (N93829), Marshall, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Moose survey flight for state. Impact with ground was vertical in wooded area. Indicates stalled circling area.
- [Accident 19960313005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313005819A), Mar 13, 1996: Cessna A185F (N93829), Cripple, AK, Substantial damage. Unable find usual landing area due fresh snow. Coverran landing in a slough due wheels extend below skis. No snow.

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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