# NTSB ANC72FAD02: Cessna 185A, Haines, AK, January 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 7, 1972
- Place: Haines, AK · HAINES, AK
- Location: 59.2605° N, 135.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haines, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, January 24, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72FAD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1276   72/1/7    HAINES,ALAS         CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 8584
        TIME - 1345                    N1688Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 4450 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAINES ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,ALAS                 HAINES,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        REMARKS- CIG,VSBY VRBL.LNDD DWNWND DUE SNW SQAL OTR END OF RWY.2IN SNW ON RWY.WIND GUSTING 35K.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-landing roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1688Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1688Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: HAINES ARPT

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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