# Accident 19781129039279A: Cessna A185E, Shungnak, AK, November 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1978
- Place: Shungnak, AK
- Airport: Shungnak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 66.8881° N, 157.1624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHUNGNAK (SHG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8881&lon=-157.1624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1583H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129039279A

## Narrative

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

RUNWAY LIGHTING WAS FLARE POTS.

## 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 ANC79DAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA03), Nov 29, 1978: Cessna 185 (N1583H), Shungnak, 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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