# NTSB ANC78DAG17: Cessna 185D, N1553F, Mt.Susitna, AK, December 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1977
- Place: Mt.Susitna, AK · MT.SUSITNA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4088  77/12/27   MT.SUSITNA,AK       CESSNA 185D         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 7200
        TIME - 1800                    N1553F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                SKWENTNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT STATES THAT HE APPARENTLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS PRIOR TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1553F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1553F-1997-07-23), registration cancelled 1997-07-23, S/N 1850919 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19771227043019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771227043019A), Dec 27, 1977: Cessna 185D, Mt.Susitna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot states that he apparently lost consciousness prior to impact.

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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