# NTSB ANC78DAG21: Cessna 185, N70104, Kachemak Bay, AK, January 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1978
- Place: Kachemak Bay, AK · KACHEMAK BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0150  78/1/19    KACHEMAK BAY,AK     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1680
        TIME - 1450                    N70104              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUKON ISLAND,AK             HOMER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE FORGOT TO REPOSITION FUEL SEL TO THE BOTH POSITION PRIOR TO TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70104](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70104), registered now, S/N 18501992, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (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

## 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 19780119000559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119000559A), Jan 19, 1978: Cessna A185E, Kachemak Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated he forgot to reposition fuel sel to the both position r to tkof.

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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