# Incident 19790824032699I: Cessna A185F, Alaktak, AK, August 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Alaktak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N21369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21369-1985-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 300 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/19790824032699I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER HEAVY BRAKING ON WET GRASS RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N21369 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810922061629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922061629A), Sep 22, 1981: Cessna A185F (N21369), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. Raised flaps on initial climb after takeoff, airplane settled, tried to turn back. Wing hit water. Cartwheeled.
- [Accident 19790128001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001759A), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N21369), Point Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff diagonally across runway due to crosswind. Hit snow drift, lost directional control.

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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