# Accident 19800710028469A: Cessna A185F, Portage Creek, AK, July 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1980, 22:10 local time
- Place: Portage Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.9054° N, 157.6698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9054&lon=-157.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 62 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710028469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, CRASH-LANDED ON HILLSIDE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 ANC80DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG79), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 185 (N53079), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53079 (3)

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

- [Accident 19970525011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525011859A), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, PS, Destroyed. Mayday due engine failure. Ditched in ocean. 177 sank. People resued by fish vessel. Mogas in use. No STC.
- [Accident 19831108056559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056559A), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N53079), Boring, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to abort off airport landing, aircraft hit tree and crashed in residential area trying to take off.
- [Accident 19761112035459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112035459A), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna A185F (N53079), Wiseman, AK, Substantial damage. Mail flt.

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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