# Accident 19811225082539A: Cessna 185, Sleetmute, AK, December 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: Sleetmute, AK
- Airport: Sleetmute
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7005° N, 157.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SLEETMUTE (SLQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7005&lon=-157.1658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3399L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3399L) (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 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 64 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/19811225082539A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT TRYING TO LAND ON SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY. THREE INCH SNOW COVER. PULLED AIRPLANE INTO SNOW BERM.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3399L (2)

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

- [Accident 20031014035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014035069A), Oct 14, 2003: Cessna A185E (N3399L), Cedarville, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) He departed the hessel airport (5Y1) enroute to drummond island so that he could refuel. At about the midpoint of the planned 18 minute flight the engine…
- [Incident 19790318008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318008939I), Mar 18, 1979: Cessna 185 (N3399L), Bayou Pigeon, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft's float struck submerged log, causing aircraft to sink.

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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