# Accident 19991223046649A: Cessna 185, Seward, AK, December 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1999, 19:30 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Airport: Seward
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHVC
- Location: 60.7891° N, 145.6097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7891&lon=-145.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70021, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70021-2001-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223046649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 23, 1999, AT 10:30 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185, N70021, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING TAKE OFF FROM AN OFF AIRPORT BEACH ON MONTAQUE ISLAND. THE PILOT STATED WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND THE TIDE WAS COMING IN. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH 2ND NOTCH OF FLAPS AND SPEED WAS 45 KTS.

## 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 ANC00LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA020), Dec 23, 1999: Cessna 185 (N70021), Chenega Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area during the incoming tide. Factors associated with the accident were the incoming tide wave, and the pressure induced by the delays encountered…

## Other reports on N70021 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860823042019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823042019A), Aug 23, 1986: Cessna A185E (N70021), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after wheel struck a rock during gravel bar landing. Ground looped as wing struck brush.

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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