# NTSB ANC66D0046: Cessna 185S, N4177Y, Cold Bay, AK, June 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1965
- Place: Cold Bay, AK · COLD BAY, AK
- Location: 55.1858° N, 162.7211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cold Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1858&lon=-162.7211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2721  65/6/15    COLD BAY ALAS       CESSNA 185S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 10000
        TIME - 1600                    N4177Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-RIGHT FLOAT PUNCTURED BY UNKNOWN OBJECT.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4177Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4177Y-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 185-0377 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185S
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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