# Accident 19800814036749A: Cessna A185E, Eek, AK, August 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1980, 22:30 local time
- Place: Eek, AK
- Airport: Eek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.2137° N, 162.0439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EEK (EEK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2137&lon=-162.0439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70148, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70148) (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 A185E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,001 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814036749A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SLIMY MUD AND GRASS UNLIT STRIP ON DARK, RAINY NIGHT. SLID OFF END. NO RECENT NIGHTTIME LANDINGS.

## 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 ANC80DA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA086), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 185 (N70148), Eek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70148 (3)

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

- [Accident 19910615022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615022079A), Jun 15, 1991: Cessna A185E (N70148), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Nosed over on forced landing on tundra.
- [Accident 19760615019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615019699A), Jun 15, 1976: Cessna A185E (N70148), Vakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Water sand dirt & iron in fuel.
- [Accident 19750508011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750508011459A), May 8, 1975: Cessna A185E (N70148), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K. Wg hit marker buoy,then swerved into pilings. Dmgd l float.

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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