# NTSB ANC77FAA06: Cessna 185F, N80136, North Pole, AK, November 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77FAA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3647  76/11/20   NORTH POLE,AK       CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 693
        TIME - 1250                    N80136              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- HEAVY GREASE IN TAIL WHEEL ASSY.HIT STINSON N6443M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80136](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80136-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 18503097, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- 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: Bradley Sky Ranch

## 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 19761120034479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120034479A), Nov 20, 1976: Cessna A185F, North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Heavy grease in tail wheel assy. Hit Stinson N6443M.

## Other investigations on N80136 (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 ANC78FAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA03), Nov 20, 1977: Cessna 185 (N80136), Shaktoolik, 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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