# NTSB ANC76DAG91: Cessna 185, N2550Z, Nondalton, AK, January 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1976
- Place: Nondalton, AK · NONDALTON, AK
- Location: 59.9744° N, 154.8636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nondalton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9744&lon=-154.8636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0138  76/1/26  NR.NONDALTON,AK       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3491
        TIME - 1200                    N2550Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NONDALTON,AK                 ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH SNOW & VOLCANIC ASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2550Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550Z-2019-01-14), registration cancelled 2019-01-14, S/N 185-0550, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (registry code 17236, 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 19760126002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760126002009A), Jan 26, 1976: Cessna 185B, Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Frozen lake covered with snow & volcanic ash.

## Other investigations on N2550Z (3)

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 ANC13CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA028), Mar 5, 2013: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Flat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting, variable wind conditions during initial climb after takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC90LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA145), Aug 15, 1990: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT INSIDE WHEEL BEARING, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
- [NTSB ANC73DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG01), Jul 2, 1972: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Iliamna, AK, 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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