# Accident 19820315007309A: Cessna A185F, Paxson, AK, March 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1982, 09:15 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.0897° N, 145.6131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paxson, AK, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0897&lon=-145.6131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6978H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,342 total, 1,454 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820315007309A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI TO PARKING, AIRCRAFT ON SKIS HIT ICE AND SLID INTO ICE OVERFLOW, CAUSING WING TO DROP AND STRIKE ICE.

## 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 ANC82DAG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG17), Mar 15, 1982: Cessna 185 (N6978H), Paxson, 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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