# NTSB ANC76AAA43: Cessna 185F, N70487, Kaltag, AK, July 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1976
- Place: Kaltag, AK · KALTAG, AK
- Location: 64.3139° N, 158.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaltag, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3139&lon=-158.7794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AAA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2634   76/7/6    KALTAG,AK           CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4610
        TIME - 1330                    N70487              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1203 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALTAG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALTAG,AK                   UNALAKLEET,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTING FISH IN TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70487](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70487), registered now, S/N 18502190, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- 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: Kaltag

## 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 19760706026929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706026929A), Jul 6, 1976: Cessna A185F, Kaltag, AK, Substantial damage. Transporting fish in tanks.

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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