# NTSB ANC78DAA23: Cessna 185, N70010, Kaltag, AK, June 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Kaltag, AK · KALTAG, AK
- Location: 64.3139° N, 158.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaltag, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3139&lon=-158.7794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2471  78/6/23    KALTAG,AK           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2500
        TIME - 0230                    N70010              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG LAKE,AK                 KALTAG,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT IN WATER WHICH FLIPPED A/C OVER.POOR LIGHT CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N70010 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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 19780623025219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623025219A), Jun 23, 1978: Cessna A185E, Kaltag, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Struck submerged object in water which flipped a/cr. Poor light conditions.

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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