# Accident 19790808018409A: Cessna 185, Arctic Village, AK, August 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1269° N, 145.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arctic Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1269&lon=-145.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4033Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4033Y-1982-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,456 total, 150 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808018409A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER DURING GO AROUND. NOSED UP LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. THROTTLE LINKAGE SEPARATED.

## 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 ANC79DAA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA30), Aug 8, 1979: Cessna 185 (N4033Y), Arctic Village, 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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