# NTSB ANC80DAG37: Cessna 185F, N7395H, Mt Village, AK, February 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1980
- Place: Mt Village, AK · MT VILLAGE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG37-201185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0178  80/2/13    MT VILLAGE,AK       CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1644                    N7395H              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 5300 TOTAL HOURS, 37
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAINT MARY'S AK             MT VILLAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      OTHER
        REMARKS- CO FLT PLAN.WND GUSTING 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7395H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7395H), registered now, S/N 18503388, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- 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: Mountain Village

## 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 19800213006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213006279A), Feb 13, 1980: Cessna A185F, Mt. Village, AK, Substantial damage. Landed tail dragger in strong crosswind. Airplane ground looped into a snowbank.

## Other investigations on N7395H (2)

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 ANC81DA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA016), Jan 16, 1981: Cessna 185F (N7395H), Russian Msn, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG52), May 22, 1978: Cessna 185 (N7395H), Palmer, 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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