# Accident 19800702026009A: Cessna A185F, Squaw Creek, AK, July 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1980, 20:50 local time
- Place: Squaw Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N5083R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,185 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG89), [NTSB ANC80DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702026009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FERRY AIRCRAFT AFTER TEMPORARY REPAIR. STRUCTURE FAILED IN TURBULENCE & AIRPLANE CRASHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (2)

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 ANC80DAG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG89), Jul 2, 1980: Cessna 185 (N5083R), Palmer, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC80DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA060), Jul 2, 1980: Cessna 185 (N5083R), Tyone Creek, 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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