# NTSB ANC79DAG19: Cessna 185, N5485R, Farewell, AK, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Farewell, AK · FAREWELL, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3956   78/9/9  NR.FAREWELL,AK        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2600
        TIME - 1640                    N5485R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 770 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INNOKO RVR,AK               ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED,PRCTN LANDING,BLIND CANYON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5485R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5485R-2017-02-17), registration cancelled 2017-02-17, S/N 18503038, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19780909033829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909033829A), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna A185E, Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped,prctn landing,blind canyon.

## Other investigations on N5485R (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC98GA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98GA036), Apr 9, 1998: Cessna 185F (N5485R), Nightmute, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors in the accident were…

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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