# Accident 19781014043919A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 61.1866° N, 149.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HOOD (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1866&lon=-149.9654&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 A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014043919A

## Narrative

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

SUN GLARE ON GLASSY WATER.

## 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 ANC79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA005), Oct 14, 1978: Cessna 185E (N2750J), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## 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…
- [Incident 19780820049309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820049309I), Aug 20, 1978: Cessna 185 (N2750J), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Unable to get restart on engine at low altitude after running one tank dry

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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