# NTSB ANC73DAG77: Cessna 185E, N2233T, Glennallen, AK, March 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1973
- Place: Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0735  73/3/18  NR.GLENNALLEN,ALAS    CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 109
        TIME - 1445                    N2233T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,ALAS                 ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON FROZEN TUNDRA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2233T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2233T), registered now, S/N 185-1386 (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: Eureka

## 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 19730318006569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318006569A), Mar 18, 1973: Cessna A185E, Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on frozen tundra.

## Other investigations on N2233T (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 ANC79DAG76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG76), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 185E (N2233T), Soldotna, 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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