# NTSB ANC75DAD02: Cessna 185, N244CB, Craig, AK, September 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1974
- Place: Craig, AK · CRAIG, AK
- Location: 55.4887° N, 133.1116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.4887&lon=-133.1116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAD02-138657

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3763   74/9/2  NR.CRAIG,ALAS         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5600
        TIME - 1345                    N244CB              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CRAIG,ALAS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- SOFT AREA ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N244CB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244CB-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 185-0727, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (registry code 2072808) (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

## 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 19740902039659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740902039659A), Sep 2, 1974: Cessna 185C, Craig, AK, Substantial damage. Soft area on beach.

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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