# NTSB ANC69A0032: Cessna 185, N2202T, Point Baker, AK, November 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1968
- Place: Point Baker, AK · POINT BAKER, AK
- Location: 56.3481° N, 133.6168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Baker, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.3481&lon=-133.6168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4351  68/11/26   POINT BAKER,ALAS    CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4500
        TIME - 1325                    N2202T              PX-  2  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POINT BAKER SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          165                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF AT LOW TIDE.RT QUARTERING TAILWIND 12K,GUSTING. LEFT FLOAT STRUCK ROCK. ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2202T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2202T-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 185-1354, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185f) (registry code 2072820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Point Baker Spb

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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