# NTSB MKC79DER26: Cessna 185, N9003H, Oak Island, MN, February 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1979
- Place: Oak Island, MN · OAK ISLAND, MN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0251  79/2/21    OAK ISLAND,MN       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8770
        TIME - 1105                    N9003H              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE OF THE WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAUDETTEN,MN                OAK ISLAND,MN
        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
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           20                                                       45
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9003H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003H-2012-07-31), registration cancelled 2012-07-31, S/N 18503412, built 1977 (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: Lake Of The Woods

## 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 19790221003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221003409A), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna A185F, Oak Island, MI, Substantial damage. Landed ski plane in cross wind on lake ice runway. Collapsed ski during ground loop. Frozen wind sock.

## Other investigations on N9003H (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 MIA87FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA217), Jul 29, 1987: Cessna 185F (N9003H), Hollywood, FL, 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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