# NTSB ANC69A0035: Cessna 185, N1656Z, Missing Aircraft, January 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1969
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0751   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1656Z-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 185-0456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1656Z (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 DEN67D0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0051), Jul 21, 1966: Cessna 185A (N1656Z), Denver, CO, 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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