# Accident 19810501021779A: Cessna A185E, Nome, AK, May 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 64.5126° N, 165.4444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOME (OME), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5126&lon=-165.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70008, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70008-2013-11-07) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021779A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL, GROUND-LOOPED ON LANDING. TAIL WHEEL LOCK HAD BEEN REMOVED. RECOMMEND REINSTALLATION OF SAME.

## 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 ANC81DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA048), May 1, 1981: Cessna 185 (N70008), Nome, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70008 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850801038579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801038579A), Aug 1, 1985: Cessna 185 (N70008), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Strong crosswind caused aircraft to leave side of runway and roll into a ditch during landing rollout.
- [Accident 19750117004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117004339A), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna A185E (N70008), Teller, AK, Substantial damage. Nr 1 exh valve failed. Gusting to 55K.

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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