# NTSB ANC76AA038: Cessna A185E, N70039, Twin Lakes, AK, September 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1975
- Place: Twin Lakes, AK · TWIN LAKES, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3165  75/9/18    TWIN LAKES,AK       CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N70039              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            41, 6773 TOTAL HOURS, 660
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       TWIN LAKES,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70039](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70039-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 18501910 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- 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 19750918037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750918037929A), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna A185E, Twin Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. Winds gusting to 30K.

## Other investigations on N70039 (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 ANC10LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA024), Mar 10, 2010: Cessna A185E (N70039), Ophir, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC96LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA068), May 3, 1996: Cessna 185 (N70039), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the soft terrain at the landing site, and a crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC81FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA053), May 14, 1981: Cessna A185E (N70039), Anchorage, 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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