# NTSB ANC77DAA53: Cessna 185, N1050F, Fairbanks, AK, July 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1977
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3259  77/7/27  NR.FAIRBANKS,AK       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 3000
        TIME - 1630                    N1050F              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         FAIRBANKS,AK                 RETURN                       YUKON,RIVER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED ON FLOAT TO PUSH ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1050F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1050F), registered now, S/N 18502707, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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: No 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 19770727024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727024419A), Jul 27, 1977: Cessna A185F, Fairbanks, AK. Pax deplaned on float to push acft.

## Other investigations on N1050F (1)

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 ANC87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA169), Sep 16, 1987: Cessna 185 (N1050F), Wind River, 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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