# Accident 19841206067939A: Cessna A185F, Nome, AK, December 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1984, 14:42 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 64.7100° N, 164.6194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7100&lon=-164.6194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4895C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4895C-2012-12-07) (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 A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,805 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841206067939A

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD AIRCRAFT VEERED AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWDRIFT.

## 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 ANC85LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA028), Dec 6, 1984: Cessna 185 (N4895C), Nome, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4895C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800412009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412009269A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4895C), Wales, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed during emergency landing.

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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