# NTSB ANC79DAH12: Cessna 185, N70048, Sheldons Point, AK, August 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1979
- Place: Sheldons Point, AK · SHELDONS POINT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAH12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2324  79/8/16    SHELDONS POINT,AK   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2580
        TIME - 1630                    N70048              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELDONS POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.MICHEALS,AK.             SHELDONS POINT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NEW RWY UNUSABLE DUE SOFT SPOTS.PLT NOT AWARE ARPT STILL CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70048](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70048), registered now, S/N 18501917 (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
- Airport: Sheldons Point

## 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 19790816022719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816022719A), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna 185, Sheldons Point, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on unopened airport runway. Tire hit soft spot. Aircraft flipped over.

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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