# NTSB ANC77DAA05: Cessna 185, N53079, Wiseman, AK, November 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1976
- Place: Wiseman, AK · WISEMAN, AK
- Location: 67.4100° N, 150.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiseman, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.4100&lon=-150.1075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3948  76/11/12   WISEMAN,AK          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2257
        TIME - 1545                    N53079              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WISEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISEMAN,AK                  BETTLES,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53079](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-2013-07-18), registration cancelled 2013-07-18, S/N 17700533 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wiseman

## 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 19761112035459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112035459A), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna A185F, Wiseman, AK, Substantial damage. Mail flt.

## Other investigations on N53079 (2)

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 LAX97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA193), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, Sark, destroyed. Probable cause: the unauthorized use of automobile gasoline which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel vapor generation.
- [NTSB ANC80DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG79), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 185 (N53079), Dillingham, AK, 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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