# NTSB ANC78DAH10: Cessna 185F, N8835T, Anchorage, AK, September 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAH10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3699   78/9/5    ANCHORAGE,AK        CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6500
        TIME - 1305                    N8835T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                VALDEZ,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8835T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb

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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