# Incident 19800626049019I: Cessna 185B, Red Devil, AK, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Red Devil, AK
- Airport: Spruce Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7576° N, 157.3584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Devil, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7576&lon=-157.3584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550Z-2019-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 76 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/19800626049019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING ON RECENTLY BLADED DIRT STRIP. SOFT SPOT TURNED HIM INTO A GRAVEL BERM

## Other reports on N2550Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20130305003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130305003269A), Mar 5, 2013: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Iditarod, AK, Substantial damage. The airman over flew the Airstrip prior to landing, stayed on the ground for at least an hour and evaluated the Airstrip conditions and squirrely winds. Prior…
- [Accident 19900814035759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814035759A), Aug 14, 1990: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Left wheel locked up on landing. Caused a ground loop. Wheel bearing fractured. Wheels installed by pilot.
- [Accident 19760126002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760126002009A), Jan 26, 1976: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Frozen lake covered with snow & volcanic ash.

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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