# Incident 19780417028502I: Cessna 185, Kotzebue, AK, April 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1978, 11:50 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memori
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80124) (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 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417028502I

## Narrative

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

WHILE WAITING ON THE GROUND FOR SVFR CLEARENCE, WITH ENGINES TURNING, WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. DHC3, #26641.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N26641, Dhav DHC3: [Incident 19780417028501I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417028501I)

## Other reports on N80124 (3)

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

- [Accident 19930528016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528016139A), May 28, 1993: Cessna A185F (N80124), Bulchitna Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Moderate hard landing caused right gear to break at axle. Nosed over. Fatigue cracking due bolt hole corrision.
- [Accident 19850915047289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915047289A), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna A185F (N80124), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after 3 point landing and ground looped. Claimed brake inoperative. No malfunction found.
- [Accident 19820910044989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910044989A), Sep 10, 1982: Cessna A185F (N80124), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff from lake. Aircraft crashed into shore when unable to climb after lift off.

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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