NTSB ANC84FA094 — 1984-06-17 · TALKEETNA, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N1047F

Make / Model: CESSNA A185F
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19960718
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A016E3

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1047F Cessna A185F None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS FROM A GLACIER. DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE GLACIER, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED AT THE AXLE POINT & THE WHEEL/SKI DANGLED FREE. WHEN HE LANDED ON A GRAVEL RWY, THE PLT HELD OFF THE RIGHT SIDE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE RIGHT STRUT TOUCHED DOWN, IT DUG IN, THEN COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED A FATIGUE CRACK THRU APRX 65% OF THE STRUT, PN 0741001-8, WHERE 2 BOLT HOLES WERE DRILLED, APRX 1 1/2 INCHES FROM THE LOWER END. THE CRACK ORIGINATED IN THE BOTTOM OF CORROSION PITS (RUST) LOCATED AT THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE UPPER AFT SPINDLE ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ANC84FA094.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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