# NTSB ANC79DAG07: Cessna 185, N4004Y, Pt Possession, AK, September 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1978
- Place: Pt Possession, AK · PT POSSESSION, AK
- Location: 60.9067° N, 150.7161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Possession, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9067&lon=-150.7161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3048  78/9/28  NR.PT POSSESSION,AK   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 8000
        TIME - 1030                    N4004Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PT POSSESSION,AK             ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4004Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4004Y-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 185-0204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beach

## 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 19780928028969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928028969A), Sep 28, 1978: Cessna 185, Pt Possession, AK, Destroyed. Tkof from Beach.

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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