# NTSB ANC77DA005: Cessna 185, Ambler, AK, November 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Ambler, AK · AMBLER, AK
- Location: 67.0808° N, 157.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 8, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3891   76/11/7 NR.AMBLER,AK          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5282
        TIME - 1600                    N1690Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1738 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,AK                  AMBLER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- DEEP SNOW ON LANDING AREA.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-flare/touchdown

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1690Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1690Z-1980-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- FAA reports: 19761107042209A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107042209A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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