# NTSB ANC80DAG17: Cessna 185F, N1725R, Anchorage, AK, November 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1979
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3506  79/11/30 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2588
        TIME - 1155                    N1725R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 756 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYONEK TIMBER CMP,AK       ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- DRG LNDG ON FRZN LK,GEAR BROKE THRU THIN LYR OF ICE IN OVRFLOW AREA(THIN LYR WTR & THICK ICE BLO).
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1725R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791130035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130035389A), Nov 30, 1979: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on ice-covered lake. Wheels broke through first layer of ice. Aircraft flipped over.

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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