# NTSB ANC80DA009: Cessna 185, N2660S, Cantwell, AK, November 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1979
- Place: Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2852  79/11/14   CANTWELL,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N2660S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 36, 3019 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            167 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDEN NORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CANTWELL,AK                 RETURN                       KANTISHNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- RWY 2095FT LONG COVERED W 1&1/2FT PACKED SNOW MARRED BY RUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2660S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Golden North

## 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 19791114035929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114035929A), Nov 14, 1979: Cessna 185, Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Ski & wheel equipped aircraft veered off runway during aborted takeoff roll. Wheels caught in rutted runway.

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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