# Accident 19780928028969A: Cessna 185, Pt Possession, AK, September 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1978
- Place: Pt Possession, AK
- Airport: Beach
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 60.9067° N, 150.7161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Possession, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9067&lon=-150.7161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4004Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4004Y-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 170 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928028969A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FROM BEACH.

## 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 ANC79DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG07), Sep 28, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4004Y), Pt Possession, 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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