# NTSB ANC73AA052: Cessna 185, N70096, Aniak, AK, June 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1973
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1857  73/6/23    ANIAK,ALAS          CESSNA 185          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 7055
        TIME - 0100                    N70096              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANIAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHAL,ALAS                ANIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.UN REACH RIVER.PLT HAD 1 1/2 HRS REST IN LAST 48.MOISTURE IN DIST & FUEL INJ LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70096](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70096-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 18501979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Aniak

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730623022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730623022699A), Jun 23, 1973: Cessna A185E, Aniak, AK, Destroyed. Float equipped. Un reach river. Plt had 1 1/2 hrs rest in last 48.moisture in dist & fuel inj lines.

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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