# NTSB ANC76AA139: Cessna 185, N1084F, Aniak, AK, September 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1976
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2845  76/9/20  NR.ANIAK,AK           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N1084F              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            38, 6450 TOTAL HOURS, 320
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANIAK,AK                    ANIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- NOT FAM W PEEKAY FLOATS, OVER ROTATED AND DUG HEELS OF FLOATS IN WATER SLOWING A/C DOWN ON TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1084F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1084F), registered now, S/N 18502739, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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

## 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 19760920033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760920033649A), Sep 20, 1976: Cessna A185F, Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. Not fam w peekay floats, over rotated and dug heels of floats in water slowing a/c down on tkof.

## Other investigations on N1084F (1)

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 LAX78FUM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM21), Apr 25, 1978: Cessna A185F (N1084F), Ramona, CA, 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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