# Incident 19780820049309I: Cessna 185, Anchorage, AK, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978, 20:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2750J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2750J-2001-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 350 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/19780820049309I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET RESTART ON ENGINE AT LOW ALTITUDE AFTER RUNNING ONE TANK DRY

## Other reports on N2750J (2)

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

- [Accident 19980714016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714016639A), Jul 14, 1998: Cessna A185E (N2750J), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Rough engine at cruise. Turned back for mcg but landed on road. Connecting rod cap came loosed. (.4) the pilot was flying the airplane to a repair station for…
- [Accident 19781014043919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014043919A), Oct 14, 1978: Cessna A185E (N2750J), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Sun glare on glassy water.

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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