# Incident 19780915018869I: Cessna 185A, Yakutat, AK, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Mamby Barge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4176Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4176Y-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,103 total, 1,500 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/19780915018869I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF WET GRASS RUNWAY. STRUCK LOG. HEAVY RAIN A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N4176Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19930921035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930921035329A), Sep 21, 1993: Cessna 185A (N4176Y), Deborgia, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Buzzed unlighted landing strip owned by pilot. Stalled on abrupt climbing turn on a go around. Burned on impact.

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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