# Accident 19791206042749A: Cessna 185, Akiachak, AK, December 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1979, 16:25 local time
- Place: Akiachak, AK
- Airport: Akiachak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.9210° N, 161.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiachak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9210&lon=-161.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70020, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70020-2010-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,375 total, 100 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206042749A

## Narrative

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

NO BRAKE ON ONE WHEEL ON TAIL WHEEL TYPE LANDING, ON ROUGH ICY RUNWAY. ELECTED TO GROUND-LOOP TO STOP. HIT DITCH.

## 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 ANC80DA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA019), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 185 (N70020), Akiachak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70020 (5)

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

- [Accident 20070731018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070731018089A), Jul 31, 2007: Cessna A185E (N70020), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On 31 July, 2007 at 1500 local Alaska time, float equipped Cessna CE-185, N70020 departed stephan lake on a flight to lake hood, anchorage, AK. Thirty…
- [Incident 20010129004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010129004399I), Jan 29, 2001: Cessna A185E (N70020), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 29 January 2001, [privacy data omitted] PIC of N70020, a Cessna 185, returned to Birchwood Airport (bcv) and could not land due to heavy fog. [privacy…
- [Accident 19930606017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606017009A), Jun 6, 1993: Cessna A185E (N70020), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to sustain flight in floatplane. Settled into trees and brush. Over gross weight and downdraft were factor.
- [Incident 19791027054189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027054189I), Oct 27, 1979: Cessna A185E (N70020), Mountain Villag, AK. Engine slowly lost power. Could be shutdown only by fuel selector. Bracket support for throttle cable broken.
- [Accident 19740912037359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740912037359A), Sep 12, 1974: Cessna A185E (N70020), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit lake bank.

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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