# NTSB ANC75AA051: Cessna 185E, N70008, Teller, AK, January 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1975
- Place: Teller, AK · TELLER, AK
- Location: 65.2526° N, 166.3524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teller, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.2526&lon=-166.3524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0249  75/1/17  NR.TELLER,AK          CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 663
        TIME - 1315                    N70008              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHISHMAREF,AK               NOME,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      30
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- NR 1 EXH VALVE FAILED.GUSTING TO 55K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70008](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70008-2013-11-07), registration cancelled 2013-11-07, S/N 18501888, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- 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 19750117004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117004339A), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna A185E, Teller, AK, Substantial damage. Nr 1 exh valve failed. Gusting to 55K.

## Other investigations on N70008 (2)

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 ANC85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA142), Aug 2, 1985: Cessna 185 (N70008), Nome, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA048), May 1, 1981: Cessna 185 (N70008), Nome, 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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