# NTSB ANC75AA027: Cessna 185, N70026, Fairbanks, AK, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3158  74/9/22    FAIRBANKS,ALAS      CESSNA 185          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0955                    N70026              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 20, 1460 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            405 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              DIETRICH,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE WAS ABORTING TAKEOFF AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE.B-727 DEP 3 MIN BFR.TWR WARNED PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70026](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70026), registered now, S/N 18501901, built 1971 (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-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (registry code 17236, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fairbanks Intl

## 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 19740922035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922035699A), Sep 22, 1974: Cessna A185E, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot stated he was aborting takeoff after becoming airborne.B-727 dep 3 min bfr. Twr warned plt.

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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