# NTSB SEA77FA049: Cessna 185, N1738R, Hansville, WA, August 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1977
- Place: Hansville, WA · HANSVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.9101° N, 122.5711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hansville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9101&lon=-122.5711&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2083  77/8/21    HANSVILLE,WA        CESSNA 185          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 2900
        TIME - 2100                    N1738R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NANAIMO,BC,CAN              SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       59
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PARTS RCVRD 8/22/77 & 11/15/77. 1 PAX RECOVERED,OTHER INJURIES PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1738R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738R-1977-11-07), registration cancelled 1977-11-07, S/N 02458, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770821028879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821028879A), Aug 21, 1977: Cessna A185E, Hansville, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Parts rcvrd 8/22/77 & 11/15/77. 1 pax recovered,other injuries presumed.

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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