# NTSB ANC74DAH05: Cessna 185, N2227T, Chugiak, AK, May 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1974
- Place: Chugiak, AK · CHUGIAK, AK
- Location: 61.3889° N, 149.4819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chugiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3889&lon=-149.4819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAH05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1734  74/5/11  NR.CHUGIAK,ALAS       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 413
        TIME - 1915                    N2227T              PX-  0  0  5  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRCHWOOD,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIVE PARAJUMPERS BAILED OUT AFTER POWER FAILED.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2227T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2227T-2008-08-28), registration cancelled 2008-08-28, S/N 185-1379, built 1968 (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 19740511019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740511019479A), May 11, 1974: Cessna A185E, Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Five parajumpers bailed out after power failed. No eng malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N2227T (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 ANC69A0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0006), Aug 4, 1968: Cessna 185 (N2227T), Kodiak, 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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