# NTSB ANC78FA048: Cessna A185F, N774SB, Coronation Is, AK, July 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1978
- Place: Coronation Is, AK · CORONATION IS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4366   78/7/4    CORONATION IS,AK    CESSNA A185F        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4275
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N774SB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KETHICAN,AK                 SITKA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.FLOAT SUBMERGED DURING EXTENDED TAXI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N774SB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N774SB-1979-01-08), registration cancelled 1979-01-08, S/N 18502553 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780704042869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042869A), Jul 4, 1978: Cessna 180E, Coronation Is, AK, Destroyed. Float equipped. Float submerged during extended taxi.

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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