# Accident 19780620029649A: Cessna A185E, Gulkana, AK, June 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1978
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70286-1982-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620029649A

## Narrative

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

FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AT UNDET TIME.

## 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 ANC78DAG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG81), Jun 20, 1978: Cessna 185 (N70286), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage

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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