# Accident 19781108044319A: Cessna A185F, Teller,Ak, AK, November 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1978
- Place: Teller,Ak, AK
- Airport: Teller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 65.2404° N, 166.3394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TELLER (TER), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.2404&lon=-166.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3489Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3489Y) (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: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781108044319A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED FREIGHT AGAINST PETALS.

## 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 ANC79DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA017), Nov 8, 1978: Cessna 185 (N3489Y), Teller, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3489Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19820818043609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818043609A), Aug 18, 1982: Cessna 185 (N3489Y), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to fly aircraft through mountain pass and crashed when airplane could not maintain altitude.

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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