# NTSB ANC77DA023: Cessna 185, N1828R, Mekoryuk, AK, January 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1977
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK · MEKORYUK, AK
- Location: 60.3683° N, 166.2769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mekoryuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3683&lon=-166.2769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0154  77/1/26  NR.MEKORYUK,AK        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3276
        TIME - 1540                    N1828R              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   MEKORYUK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT SELECTED LNDG AREA WAS FROZEN LAKE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE FROZEN UNEVEN TUNDRA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1828R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1828R-1982-09-16), registration cancelled 1982-09-16, S/N 18502543 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19770126003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770126003459A), Jan 26, 1977: Cessna A185F, Mekoryuk, AK, Substantial damage. Plt thought selected lndg area was frozen lake. It turned out to be frozen uneven tundra.

## Other investigations on N1828R (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC78DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG77), Jun 23, 1978: Cessna 185 (N1828R), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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