# Accident 19790221003409A: Cessna A185F, Oak Island, MI, February 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1979, 11:05 local time
- Place: Oak Island, MI
- Airport: Lake Of Woods
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N9003H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003H-2012-07-31) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,770 total, 130 in this make and model, 720 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221003409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SKI PLANE IN CROSS WIND ON LAKE ICE RUNWAY.COLLAPSED SKI DURING GROUND LOOP.FROZEN WIND SOCK.

## 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 MKC79DER26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER26), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna 185 (N9003H), Oak Island, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9003H (2)

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

- [Accident 19870729040139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729040139A), Jul 29, 1987: Cessna A185F (N9003H), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. On return to airport hit wires and a vehicle landing in street. Leaky fuel caps a factor.
- [Incident 19810405014109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014109I), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna A185F (N9003H), Wildwood, FL, Minor damage. Float leak due to missing seal caused aircraft to sink during taxi.

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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