# NTSB ANC77DA080: Cessna 185, N1592F, Barrow, AK, August 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1977
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0023  77/8/29    BARROW,AK           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N1592F              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - W.POST-W.ROGERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NUIQSUT,AK                  BARROW,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1592F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592F), registered now, S/N 185-0974, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (registry code 2072816) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: W.Post-W.Rogers

## Other investigations on N1592F (4)

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 ANC13CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA106), Sep 29, 2013: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land the airplane on the ramp, in the vicinity of buildings, in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC05LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA142), Sep 10, 2005: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the main landing gear during the landing touchdown.
- [NTSB ANC90FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA010), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna A185E (N1592F), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. DARKNESS AND HIGH VEGETATION WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
- [NTSB ANC88LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA058), May 17, 1988: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Tuntutuliak, 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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