ANC69A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Missing Aircraft · January 9, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 9, 1969
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1656ZCessna 185
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191242

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0751   69/1/9    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 185          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1065
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1656Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- MISSING ON FLT FROM KETCHIKAN,ALAS TO HYDER,ALAS. ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1656Z
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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