# NTSB ANC77DA068: Cessna 185E, N3359L, Ketchikan, AK, August 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2090   77/8/4  NR.KETCHIKAN,AK       CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N3359L              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 33, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 5025 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELICOPTER LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KETCHIKAN,AK                 KETCHIKAN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- UN LIFT-OFF FRM 4000FT LAKE IN BASIN SURROUNDED ON 3 SIDES BY MTNS.D/A APRX 4700FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3359L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3359L-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 185-1311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Helicopter Lake

## 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 19770804027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804027499A), Aug 4, 1977: Cessna A185E, Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Un lift-off frm 4000FT lake in basin surrounded on 3 sides by mtns.d/a aprx 4700FT.

## Other investigations on N3359L (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 ANC77DA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA022), Nov 19, 1976: Cessna 185 (N3359L), Hyder, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75AA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA042), Nov 24, 1974: Cessna A185E (N3359L), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0441), Feb 11, 1968: Cessna 185E (N3359L), Gum Cove, LA, 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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