# NTSB ANC80DAG62: Cessna 185, N70412, Emmonak, AK, June 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1980
- Place: Emmonak, AK · EMMONAK, AK
- Location: 62.7757° N, 164.5101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emmonak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7757&lon=-164.5101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG62-130476

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1679  80/6/20    EMMONAK,AK          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 460
        TIME - 1100                    N70412              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMONAK SLOUGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EMMONAK,AK                  BLACK RIVER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SEVER TURBC DRG TKOF.FLOAT EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70412](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70412-1982-09-13), registration cancelled 1982-09-13, S/N 18502157 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Emmonak Slough

## 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 19800620024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620024419A), Jun 20, 1980: Cessna A185F, Emmonak, AK, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff in windy turbulent conditions. Unable to climb aircraft. Crashed into trees.

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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