# NTSB SEA78FYE04: Cessna 185F, N1022F, Seattle, WA, December 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1977
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE04

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4076   77/12/6   SEATTLE,WA          CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N1022F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 2164 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1064 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING COUNTY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREMERTON,WA                SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR-FLOATS W/WHEELS.LDG ON FREEWAY.MANEUVER TO AVOID WIRES,TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1022F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1022F), registered now, S/N 18502690, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- 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: King County Intl

## 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 19771206040789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771206040789A), Dec 6, 1977: Cessna A185F, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Lndg gear-floats w/wheels. Ldg on freeway. Maneuver to avoid wires,traffic.

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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