# Accident 19810922061629A: Cessna A185F, Umiat, AK, September 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1981, 10:40 local time
- Place: Umiat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 69.3669° N, 152.1442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Umiat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.3669&lon=-152.1442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21369-1985-01-08) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922061629A

## Narrative

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

RAISED FLAPS ON INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRPLANE SETTLED, TRIED TO TURN BACK.  WING HIT WATER.  CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC81DAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA36), Sep 22, 1981: Cessna 185 (N21369), Umiat, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21369 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790824032699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824032699I), Aug 24, 1979: Cessna A185F (N21369), Alaktak, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft flipped over after heavy braking on wet grass runway.
- [Accident 19790128001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001759A), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N21369), Point Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff diagonally across runway due to crosswind. Hit snow drift, lost directional control.

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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