# NTSB ANC76DAG32: Cessna 185B, N62532, Gulkana, AK, September 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1975
- Place: Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3831   75/9/1  NR.GULKANA,AK         CESSNA 185B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 684
        TIME - 1900                    N62532              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GULKANA,AK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED MORE ROOM FOR TKOF. HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62532](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62532-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 185-0561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Registry model: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806) (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 19750901031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901031529A), Sep 1, 1975: Cessna 185B, Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated he should have allowed more room for tkof. Hit trees.

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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