# NTSB ANC70D0076: Cessna 185E, N2531Q, Fairbanks, AK, September 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1969
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3992  69/9/11    FAIRBANKS,ALAS      CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2400
        TIME - 0950                    N2531Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 580 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHENA RIVER                 NENANA LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- FLOAT HIT SAND BAR,ACFT SWERVED INTO RIVER BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2531Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2531Q), registered now, S/N 185-1373, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairbanks Intl

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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