# NTSB ANC81DAG48: Cessna 185, N3343S, Nightmute, AK, July 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1981
- Place: Nightmute, AK · NIGHTMUTE, AK
- Location: 60.4794° N, 164.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nightmute, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4794&lon=-164.7239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1823   81/7/2    NIGHTMUTE,AK        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N3343S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 33, 2896 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NIGHTMUTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   NIGHTMUTE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3343S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3343S-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N 18502277, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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: Nightmute

## 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 19810702037899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702037899A), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 185, Nightmute, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during crosswind landing.

## Other investigations on N3343S (1)

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 ANC82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA012), Jan 5, 1982: Cessna A185F (N3343S), Bethel, 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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