# NTSB ANC75DAA27: Cessna 185, N1598F, Oliktok, AK, March 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1975
- Place: Oliktok, AK · OLIKTOK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0910  75/3/21  NR.OLIKTOK,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 998
        TIME - 1800                    N1598F              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELMERICKS CAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BARROW,AK                   RETURN                       BARTER ISLAND,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DRIFTED L INTO GRND WHEN PLT ADJ RUDDER TRIM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1598F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1598F-2019-05-04), registration cancelled 2019-05-04, S/N 185-0980, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (registry code 2072816) (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
- Airport: Helmericks Camp

## 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 19750321007089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750321007089A), Mar 21, 1975: Cessna 185E, Oliktok, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted l into grnd when plt adj rudder trim.

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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