# NTSB ANC74AA024: Cessna 185, N4520F, Pilot Point, AK, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Location: 57.5411° N, 157.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5411&lon=-157.7228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1848  73/8/13    PILOT POINT,ALAS    CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3000
        TIME - 1600                    N4520F              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PILOT POINT,ALAS           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK HAND OFF THROTTLE TO ADJUST FLAPS.FRICTION LOCK LOOSE.ENG LOST PWR.FLOATS HIT LAKE BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4520F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4520F), registered now, S/N 185-1005, built 1966 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19730813026959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813026959A), Aug 13, 1973: Cessna A185E, Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Plt took hand off throttle to adjust flaps. Friction lock loose. Eng lost pwr. Floats hit lake bank.

## Other investigations on N4520F (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 ANC86LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA018), Dec 20, 1985: Cessna 185 (N4520F), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74DAG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG70), Oct 20, 1973: Cessna 185 (N4520F), Ugashik, 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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