# NTSB ANC67A0031: Cessna 185, N9850X, Napakiak, AK, September 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1966
- Place: Napakiak, AK · NAPAKIAK, AK
- Location: 60.6911° N, 161.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napakiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6911&lon=-161.9859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4330  66/9/29    NAPAKIAK ALAS       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6000
        TIME - 1920                    N9850X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       44
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED AT NIGHT ON RIVER AND STEP TAXIED TOWARD DESTINATION.ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED SANDBAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9850X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850X-2018-02-28), registration cancelled 2018-02-28, S/N 1850050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9850X (2)

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 ANC89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA058), Apr 12, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Trinity Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND.
- [NTSB UNK64X2446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2446), Jun 23, 1964: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Kodiak, AK, 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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