# NTSB ANC76DAA06: Cessna 185, N3800Q, Barrow, AK, July 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1975
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3173   75/7/6  NR.BARROW,AK          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 9522
        TIME - 1830                    N3800Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BARROW,AK                   RETURN                       FISH CAMP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LND IN GRASS & RAN INTO MUDDY AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3800Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3800Q-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N 18502196, built 1973 (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 19750706027689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750706027689A), Jul 6, 1975: Cessna A185F, Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd in grass & ran into muddy area.

## Other investigations on N3800Q (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 ANC01WA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01WA091), Jul 27, 2001: Cessna 185 (N3800Q), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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