# Accident 19780719041459A: Cessna A185E, Big Delta, AK, July 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1978
- Place: Big Delta, AK
- Airport: Bush Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 64.1525° N, 145.8422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Delta, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1525&lon=-145.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22131, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22131) (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 A185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,537 total, 42 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719041459A

## Narrative

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

(.4) NO NARRATIVE

## 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 ANC78DA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA056), Jul 19, 1978: Cessna 185 (N22131), Big Delta, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22131 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770421013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421013509A), Apr 21, 1977: Cessna A185F (N22131), Central Creek, 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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