# NTSB ANC80DA019: Cessna 185, N70020, Akiachak, AK, December 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1979
- Place: Akiachak, AK · AKIACHAK, AK
- Location: 60.9210° N, 161.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiachak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9210&lon=-161.4022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3892   79/12/6   AKIACHAK,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2375
        TIME - 1625                    N70020              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKIACHAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKIACHAK,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- ABORTED GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70020](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70020-2010-04-02), registration cancelled 2010-04-02, S/N 18501895, built 1971 (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: Akiachak

## 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 19791206042749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206042749A), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 185, Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. No brake on one wheel on tail wheel type landing, on rough icy runway. Elected to ground-loop to stop. Hit ditch.

## Other investigations on N70020 (4)

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 ANC07LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA071), Jul 31, 2007: Cessna 185E (N70020), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to an improperly repaired airbox.
- [NTSB ANC93FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA081), Jun 6, 1993: Cessna A185E (N70020), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.
- [NTSB ANC75AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA024), Sep 12, 1974: Cessna 185 (N70020), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG70), Nov 6, 1971: Cessna 185 (N70020), Glennallen, 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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