# Accident 19810116000559A: Cessna A185F, Russian Mission, AK, January 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Russian Mission, AK
- Airport: Russian Mission
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WYAA
- Location: 61.7749° N, 161.3194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSSIAN MISSION (RSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7749&lon=-161.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7395H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7395H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810116000559A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOW BERM ON EDGE OF SNOW COVERED RUNWAY ON LANDING. POOR RUNWAY MAINTENANCE A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC81DA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA016), Jan 16, 1981: Cessna 185F (N7395H), Russian Msn, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7395H (2)

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

- [Accident 19800213006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213006279A), Feb 13, 1980: Cessna A185F (N7395H), Mt. Village, AK, Substantial damage. Landed tail dragger in strong crosswind. Airplane ground looped into a snowbank.
- [Accident 19780522023309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522023309A), May 22, 1978: Cessna A185E (N7395H), Palmer, 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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