19790717019389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Port Allsworth, AK · July 17, 1979

Date
July 17, 1979 · 07:30 local
Place
Port Allsworth, AK
Airport
Lake Clark
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1770R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAG62
Reported as
Cessna 185
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,165 total22,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into area of low fog. Dug into water attempting a 180 degree turn to leave area.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF LOW FOG. DUG INTO WATER ATTEMPTING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LEAVE AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.