# NTSB ANC75FAA29: Cessna 185F, N53042, Fairbanks, AK, June 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1975
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75FAA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1829   75/6/3    FAIRBANKS,AK        CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1835                    N53042              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 28, 322 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                CREVICE CREEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT LOCK TAIL WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N53042 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillips Field

## 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 19750603018299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750603018299A), Jun 3, 1975: Cessna A185F, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Plt didnt lock tail wheel.

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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