# NTSB ANC66D0107: Cessna 185, N685LA, North Pole, AK, May 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1966
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1299  66/5/19    NORTH POLE ALAS     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2459
        TIME - 1505                    N685LA              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT SAID RUNWAY APPEARED TO BE SUITABLE FROM THE AIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N685LA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685LA), registered now, S/N 185-0876, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley Sky Ranch

## Other investigations on N685LA (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 ANC67D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0084), Feb 21, 1967: Cessna 185 (N685LA), Healy Fork, AK, 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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