# NTSB ANC75AA042: Cessna A185E, N3359L, Ketchikan, AK, November 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1974
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505  74/11/24 NR.KETCHIKAN,ALAS     CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 21150
        TIME - 1130                    N3359L              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         KETCHIKAN,ALAS               LOCAL                       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT PARTIALLY SUBMERGED LOG. FLOAT EQUIPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3359L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3359L-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 185-1311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (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 19741124039179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124039179A), Nov 24, 1974: Cessna A185E, Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Acft hit partially submerged log. Float equipped

## Other investigations on N3359L (3)

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 ANC77DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA068), Aug 4, 1977: Cessna 185E (N3359L), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA022), Nov 19, 1976: Cessna 185 (N3359L), Hyder, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0441), Feb 11, 1968: Cessna 185E (N3359L), Gum Cove, LA, 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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