# Accident 19800224003349A: Cessna 185, Platinum, AK, February 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Platinum, AK
- Airport: Platinum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SAIA
- Location: 59.0178° N, 161.8272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLATINUM (PTU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0178&lon=-161.8272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4311R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4311R-1988-08-11) (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: 3,211 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224003349A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS STRUCK ICE RIDGE ON RUNWAY SEVERING LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGING RIGHT MAIN. HAD SKIS RETRACTED.

## 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 ANC80DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA032), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Platinum, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4311R (2)

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

- [Accident 19811215078919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811215078919A), Dec 15, 1981: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Kahiltna, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed on glacier due to downdraft and turbulence in mountain pass.
- [Accident 19760623027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623027709A), Jun 23, 1976: Cessna A185F (N4311R), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Less braking rqrd on otr rwy.

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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