# NTSB ANC77DAA51: Cessna A185F, N4974C, Bettles, AK, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3693   77/9/7    BETTLES,AK          CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5722
        TIME - 1120                    N4974C              PX-  1  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 11876 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVANSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETTLES,AK                  BETTLES,AK                   WILD LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT ASKED PAX TO ASSIST IN DOCKING FLOAT PLANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4974C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Evansville

## 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 19770907027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907027289A), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna A185F, Bettles, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Plt asked pax to assist in docking float plane.

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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