# NTSB ANC81DA065: Cessna 185, N1688Z, Bethel, AK, June 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1981
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1826  81/6/19  NR.BETHEL,AK          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1580
        TIME - 1330                    N1688Z              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                  BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX HARD OF HEARING,WALKED FWD ON R FLOAT TO SECURE FLOATPLANE TO RVR BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1688Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1688Z), registered now, S/N 1850488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## 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 19810619034149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034149A), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 185A, Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Passenger attempting to secure float plane on beach, stepped into propellor causing serious injury.

## Other investigations on N1688Z (3)

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 ANC84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA191), Sep 21, 1984: Cessna 185 (N1688Z), Mt Plummer, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC83LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA185), Sep 14, 1983: Cessna 185A (N1688Z), Aniak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72FAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAD02), Jan 7, 1972: Cessna 185A (N1688Z), Haines, 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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