# NTSB ANC81DA048: Cessna 185, N70008, Nome, AK, May 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1981
- Place: Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Location: 64.5057° N, 165.4153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nome, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5057&lon=-165.4153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0818   81/5/1    NOME,AK             CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 10000
        TIME - 1652                    N70008              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE DIOMEDE IS,AK        NOME,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- WHEEL SKI EQUIPPED.T/W LOCK,USED TO PREVENT SHIMMEY ON LNDG,REMOVED.MANUAL STATES USE OPTIONAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70008](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70008-2013-11-07), registration cancelled 2013-11-07, S/N 18501888, built 1971 (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: Nome

## 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 19810501021779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021779A), May 1, 1981: Cessna A185E, Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control, ground-looped on landing. Tail wheel lock had been removed. Recommend reinstallation of same.

## Other investigations on N70008 (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 ANC85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA142), Aug 2, 1985: Cessna 185 (N70008), Nome, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75AA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA051), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna 185E (N70008), Teller, 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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