# Accident 19810702037899A: Cessna 185, Nightmute, AK, July 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1981, 13:50 local time
- Place: Nightmute, AK
- Airport: Nightmute
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NISA
- Location: 60.4692° N, 164.7040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIGHTMUTE (IGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4692&lon=-164.7040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3343S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3343S-2012-11-06) (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 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702037899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING CROSSWIND LANDING.

## 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 ANC81DAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG48), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 185 (N3343S), Nightmute, 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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