# NTSB ANC79FA047: Cessna 185F, N93294, Anchorage, AK, May 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1979
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0887   79/5/4  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 6500
        TIME - 1256                    N93294              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1520 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
        REMARKS- INSUFFICENT SKI TRIM ANGLE RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF AXLE BOLTS AND INFLT SEPARATION OF SKIS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N93294 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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