# NTSB ANC71IA064: Cessna 185, N1972U, Dillingham, AK, June 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1971
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71IA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71IA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0054  71/6/29    DILLINGHAM,ALAS     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2500
        TIME - 1557                    N1972U              PX-  0  0  3                            TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM
        OPERATOR - WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             EKUK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- SEAT SLID TO REAR. UNABLE TO REACH CTLS. NO SEAT MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1972U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1972U), registered now, S/N 18501702, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Dillingham

## Other investigations on N1972U (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 CHI06LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA175), Jul 1, 2006: Cessna A185E (N1972U), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare that resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over. A factor to the accident was the grass runway that the forward landing gear dug into during the hard landing,…

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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