# NTSB ANC80DAA23: Cessna A185F, N5015R, Bettles, AK, September 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1980
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA23-128851

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2341  80/9/12  NR.BETTLES,AK         CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N5015R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 3913 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASCOT CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FAIRBANKS,AK               BETTLES,AK                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- INNER BUSHING OF L BRAKE TORQUE PLATE,PN 830278A2,SHEARED;PIN GUIDES NOT FND.LNDD ON GRAVEL BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5015R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5015R-2008-08-12), registration cancelled 2008-08-12, S/N 18502979, built 1976 (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: Mascot Creek

## 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 19800912041189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912041189A), Sep 12, 1980: Cessna A185F, Beetles, AK, Substantial damage. Ran off side of runway and overturned on landing roll. Found right main brake failure had occurred.

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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