# NTSB ANC74AA057: Cessna A185F, N70418, New Stuyahok, AK, March 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1974
- Place: New Stuyahok, AK · NEW STUYAHOK, AK
- Location: 59.4528° N, 157.3119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Stuyahok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4528&lon=-157.3119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0006  74/3/16    NEW STUYAHOK,ALAS   CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N70418              PX-  0  0  1                            AGE 26, 1834 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            118 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW STUYAHOK
        OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             NEW STUYAHOK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- LOST REFERENCE AFTER PASSING THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70418](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70418-1983-02-08), registration cancelled 1983-02-08, S/N 185-02161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Stuyahok

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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