# NTSB ANC76DAH26: Cessna 185, N1145F, Merrill Pass, AK, June 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1976
- Place: Merrill Pass, AK · MERRILL PASS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1805  76/6/20    MERRILL PASS,AK     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 2072
        TIME - 1500                    N1145F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 272 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASSILLA,AK                 MERRILL PASS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON SAND BAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1145F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1145F), registered now, S/N 18502757, built 1975 (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 19760620018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760620018269A), Jun 20, 1976: Cessna A185F, Merrill Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Plt landed on sand bar

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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