# Incident 19790814031269I: Cessna 185, Bethel, AK, August 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Hangar Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NIS
- Location: 60.8045° N, 161.7207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANGAR LAKE (Z58), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8045&lon=-161.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9705H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9705H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814031269I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF WATER MOMENTARILY THEN SETTLED BACK TO WATER. UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING ASHORE INTO TUNDRA.

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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