# NTSB ANC77DAD/J: Cessna 185, N5317R, Ketchikan, AK, April 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAD/J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAD%2FJ

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3139  77/4/20    KETCHIKAN,AK        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 10000
        TIME - 0800                    N5317R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFRONT DOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KETCHIKAN,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5317R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5317R), registered now, S/N 18503031 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterfront Dock

## 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 19770420016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420016549A), Apr 20, 1977: Cessna A185F, Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Amphibious floats.

## Other investigations on N5317R (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 SEA90FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA163), Aug 12, 1990: Cessna A185F (N5317R), Wrangell, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 185 WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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