# NTSB ANC70A0011: Cessna 185, N5886T, Seward, AK, July 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1969
- Place: Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Location: 60.1232° N, 149.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1232&lon=-149.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2635  69/7/25  NR.SEWARD,ALAS        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 15000
        TIME - 1800                    N5886T              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EYAK,ALAS                   CHENEGA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT,SANK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5886T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5886T-2001-09-14), registration cancelled 2001-09-14, S/N 185-0786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5886T (2)

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 ANC84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA027), Dec 19, 1983: Cessna C-185-D (N5886T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG46), Sep 19, 1975: Cessna 185 (N5886T), Cordova, 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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