# Accident 19820729055819A: Cessna 185F, Mcgrath, AK, July 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1982, 00:15 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1453Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 120 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729055819A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER AT DUSK. ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. ROUGH GROUND DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC82DAG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG54), Jul 29, 1982: Cessna 185F (N1453Q), Mcgrath, 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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