# Accident 19801006057489A: Cessna A185F, Ketchikan, AK, October 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21749, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21749-1982-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 9,020 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006057489A

## Narrative

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

MADE DOWNWIND TURN OVER SHORE FROM WATER TAKEOFF. HIT DOWNDRAFT IN NEAR VERTICALBANK. HIT TREES. MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 ANC81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA001), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna 185F (N21749), Le Duc Lake, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N21749 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781114026849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781114026849I), Nov 14, 1978: Cessna 185 (N21749), Ketchikan, AK. Forced landing after engine quit. Cause undetermined.

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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