# NTSB ANC80DA029: Cessna 185, N2565Z, Ketchikan, AK, February 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1980
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3718   80/2/9    KETCHIKAN,AK        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2100
        TIME - 1130                    N2565Z              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KETCHIKAN HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WRANGELL,AK                 KETCHIKAN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- STEP TAXIING.HYD LINE HOLDING WHEELS IN UP PSN RUPTURED,L GR EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2565Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ketchikan Harbor

## 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 19800209002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002759A), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna 185B, Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was water taxiing on step and lost control dragging wing tip.

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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