# Accident 19791130035389A: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, November 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1979, 11:55 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1725R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,588 total, 756 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130035389A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ICE-COVERED LAKE. WHEELS BROKE THROUGH FIRST LAYER OF ICE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC80DAG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG17), Nov 30, 1979: Cessna 185F (N1725R), Anchorage, 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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