# NTSB ANC80FA003: Cessna 185, N4711Q, Barrow, AK, November 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1979
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA003-202522

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3978  79/11/19   BARROW,AK           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N4711Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     59, 15900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY-POST MUNI.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATKASUK,AK                  BARROW,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 18000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              0
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       19
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4711Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4711Q-2013-11-04), registration cancelled 2013-11-04, S/N 185-1165, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (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: Wiley-Post Muni.

## 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 19791119029849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119029849A), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 185, Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into snow covered ground at night entering control zone. Failed to observe altimeter.

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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