# NTSB ANC77DA018: Cessna A185F, N3464Y, Nondalton, AK, December 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 18, 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3913  76/12/18   NONDALTON,AK        CESSNA A185F        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2400
        TIME - 1430                    N3464Y              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NONDALTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILLIAMA,AK                  NONDALTON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        REMARKS- HIGH SPEED LOW PASS ENDING IN STEEP CLIMB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3464Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3464Y-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N 18502886, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Nondalton

## 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 19761218040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218040629A), Dec 18, 1976: Cessna A185F, Nondalton, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. High speed low pass ending in steep climb.

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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