# NTSB ANC80DA039: Cessna A185F, N4895C, Wales, AK, April 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1980
- Place: Wales, AK · WALES, AK
- Location: 65.6061° N, 168.0710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wales, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.6061&lon=-168.0710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1526  80/4/12    WALES,AK            CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3400
        TIME - 1700                    N4895C              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 710 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NOME,AK                     RETURN                       LITTLE DIOMEDE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON TUNDRA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4895C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4895C-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 18502646, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- 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: Wales

## 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 19800412009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412009269A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna A185F, Wales, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed during emergency landing.

## Other investigations on N4895C (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 ANC85LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA028), Dec 6, 1984: Cessna 185 (N4895C), Nome, 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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