# Accident 19950712018699A: Cessna 185C, Bettles, AK, July 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 67.2406° N, 152.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2406&lon=-152.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95TA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95TA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712018699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING ON GLASSY WATER, DROVE STRUTS INTO FUSELAGE. (-4)THE PILOT HAD PERFORMED TWO PREVIOUS GLASSY WATER LANDINGS ON THE LAKE.  ON HIS THIRD LANDING, HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE WATER AND PREMATURELY REDUCED POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ABRUPTLY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ENSUING HARD LANDING.

## 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 ANC95TA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95TA102), Jul 12, 1995: Cessna 185C (N725), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY JUDGE THE HEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THE WATER DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS AND AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE…

## Other reports on N725 (1)

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

- [Accident 19971023030859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023030859A), Oct 23, 1997: Cessna 185C (N725), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Acft nosed over during take off in high wind cond, Farmington, NM (.4)the pilot was on a cross-country flight after purchasing the aircraft the previous day.…

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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