# NTSB ANC80FA043: Cessna 185F, N93130, Anchorage, AK, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1734   80/5/4  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 185F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1000
        TIME - 1037                    N93130              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- SEVERE EMPHYSEMA WITH SUSPECTED PNEUMOTHORAX AND SUBSEQUENT DECOMPENSATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93130](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93130-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N 18503182 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800504011509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011509A), May 4, 1980: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. No mechanical malfunctions noted. Evidence points to probable medical incapacitation from emphysema problems.

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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