# NTSB CAN69AF529: Cessna 185, N2760J, Nimpo Lake, Canada, May 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1969
- Place: Nimpo Lake, Canada · NIMPO LAKE,BC, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN69AF529
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN69AF529

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0076  69/5/30    NIMPO LAKE,BC,CAN   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1600
        TIME - 1545                    N2760J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NIMPO LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENMORE,WASH                NIMPO LAKE,BC,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED BY GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2760J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2760J-1974-01-24), registration cancelled 1974-01-24, S/N 185-1510 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nimpo Lake

## Other investigations on N2760J (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC74AA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA038), Oct 8, 1973: Cessna 185 (N2760J), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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