# NTSB ANC71DAG71: Cessna A185E, N1978U, Kalskag, AK, February 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1971
- Place: Kalskag, AK · KALSKAG, AK
- Location: 61.5372° N, 160.3053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalskag, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5372&lon=-160.3053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0826  71/2/27    KALSKAG,ALAS        CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 13000
        TIME - 1315                    N1978U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALSKAG,ALAS                RUSSIAN MISSION,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      17
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN VISUAL REF TO HORIZON.HIT SNOWBANK AT EDGE OF FROZEN LAKE.WHEEL/SKI EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1978U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978U), registered now, S/N 18501718, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- 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

## Other investigations on N1978U (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 ANC76DAH31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH31), Jun 12, 1976: Cessna 185 (N1978U), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG96-201318), Feb 27, 1976: Cessna 185 (N1978U), Big Lake, 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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