# Accident 19780821027069A: Cessna A185F, Montague Is, AK, August 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Montague Is, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N93322, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93322-1983-05-06) (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 A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 269 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAH23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821027069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON WET BEACH.WINDS GUSTING 25 KTS.

## 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 ANC78DAH23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH23), Aug 21, 1978: Cessna 185 (N93322), Montague Is, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93322 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800314006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800314006239A), Mar 14, 1980: Cessna A185F (N93322), Shaktoolik, AK, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Circling to take photos. Made bank too steep, stalled, spun in.

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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