# NTSB ANC27FA003: Cessna A185F, N9863Q, Kodiak, AK, October 30, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: October 30, 2026, 10:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC27FA003
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204092/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC27FA003

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 587 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9863Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9863Q), registered now, S/N 18503793, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Vertigo Air Taxi
- Registered owner: Wattum Investments LLC

## Weather

- Wind: 210° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: 41 nm away

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.

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