# NTSB ANC66F0106: Cessna 185, N9899X, Petersburg, AK, May 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1966
- Place: Petersburg, AK · PETERSBURG, AK
- Location: 56.8113° N, 132.9513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.8113&lon=-132.9513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66F0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66F0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4352  66/5/10    PETERSBURG,ALAS     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3422
        TIME - 1815                    N9899X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON SEAPLANE RAMP TURNAROUND AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9899X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9899X-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 1850099, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9899X (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 SEA79DYP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP36), Jul 16, 1979: Cessna 185 (N9899X), Slate Creek, ID, 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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