# Incident 19801016089299I: Cessna 185, Merrill Pass, AK, October 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: Merrill Pass, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4710-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 334 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/19801016089299I

## Narrative

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

ZG ZA ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE REQUIRED LANDING. FLOAT PLANE LANDED SHORT OF POND CAUSING MINOR 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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