# NTSB ANC82DAD03: Cessna 185, N4724Q, Hidden Falls, AK, November 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1981
- Place: Hidden Falls, AK · HIDDEN FALLS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3029  81/11/11   HIDDEN FALLS,AK     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 6300
        TIME - 1430                    N4724Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SITKA,AK                    HIDDEN FALLS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4724Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4724Q), registered now, S/N 18503550, built 1978 (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

## 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 19811111073079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111073079A), Nov 11, 1981: Cessna A185F, Hidden Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. Forgot to retract gear on amphibious floats for water landing. Airplane flipped over in water on touchdown.

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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