# Accident 19791114035929A: Cessna 185, Cantwell, AK, November 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Golden North
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.3706° N, 148.8503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOLDEN NORTH AIRFIELD (15AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3706&lon=-148.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2660S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,019 total, 167 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114035929A

## Narrative

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

SKI & WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL. WHEELS CAUGHT IN RUTTED RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC80DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA009), Nov 14, 1979: Cessna 185 (N2660S), Cantwell, 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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