# NTSB ANC7LAA137: Cessna 185, N4923C, Bethel, AK, September 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1976
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC7LAA137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC7LAA137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3943  76/9/21    BETHEL,AK           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2174
        TIME - 1745                    N4923C              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL SEADROME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   EEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SMALL BOAT ON RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4923C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4923C), registered now, S/N 18502659, built 1975 (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
- Airport: Bethel Seadrome

## Other investigations on N4923C (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 ANC77DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG36), Feb 26, 1977: Cessna 185F (N4923C), Tooksook Bay, AK, 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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