# NTSB ANC75AA018: Cessna 185, N2554Z, Kongiganak, AK, August 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1974
- Place: Kongiganak, AK · KONGIGANAK, AK
- Location: 59.9916° N, 162.8468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kongiganak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9916&lon=-162.8468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA018-138836

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3294  74/8/19  NR.KONGIGANAK,ALAS    CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 26158
        TIME - 1500                    N2554Z              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             RETURN                      KONGIGANAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED BECAME AIRBORNE,FLAP LATCH SLIPPED,ACFT DROPPED TO WATER.PLT CUT PWR & ACFT HIT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2554Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2554Z), registered now, S/N 185-0554, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2554Z (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 ANC74AA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA010), Jul 17, 1973: Cessna 185 (N2554Z), Healy, 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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