# NTSB ANC76AA051: Cessna 180, N1099F, Akiachak, AK, December 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1975
- Place: Akiachak, AK · AKIACHAK, AK
- Location: 60.9210° N, 161.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiachak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9210&lon=-161.4022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3788  75/12/12   AKIACHAK,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2830
        TIME - 1015                    N1099F              PX-  0  0  7  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1913 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKIACHAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKIACHAK,AK                 BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-PROPELLER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- HIT LOG BRIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1099F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1099F), registered now, S/N 18502754, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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
- Airport: Akiachak

## 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 19751212042449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751212042449A), Dec 12, 1975: Cessna A185F, Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. Hit log bridge.

## Other investigations on N1099F (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 ANC78DAG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG41), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna 185 (N1099F), Ft Richardson, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77FAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG48), Mar 26, 1977: Cessna 185 (N1099F), 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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