# NTSB ANC76DAD04: Cessna 185, N8767Z, Ketchikan, AK, April 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1976
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0889   76/4/2  NR.KETCHIKAN,AK       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 245
        TIME - 1102                    N8767Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COFFMAN COVE,AK            KETCHIKAN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WEA BRIEF FRM COMPANY PLT BY RADIO. LND IN 5FT SWELLS DUE ENROUTE WEA. FLOATS DUG IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8767Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8767Z-2020-10-10), registration cancelled 2020-10-10, S/N 18502913 (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 19760402007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760402007949A), Apr 2, 1976: Cessna A185F, Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Wea brief frm company plt by radio. Lnd in 5FT swells due enroute wea. Floats dug in.

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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