# NTSB ANC80FAD01: Cessna 185, N84627, Wrangell, AK, December 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1979
- Place: Wrangell, AK · WRANGELL, AK
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FAD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2886   79/12/6   WRANGELL,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6700
        TIME - 1545                    N84627              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRANGELL SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRADFIELD CANAL             WRANGELL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS/FLOAT EQUIPPED.L MAIN GEAR,PISTON ROD UNSCREWED FROM UPPER SHOCK STRUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N84627 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wrangell Seaplane

## 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 19791206032669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206032669A), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 185, Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage. Landed amphibious floatplane in water when unable to lower gear. Left gear not full up. Dug wing in water on lndg.

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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