# NTSB ANC69A0065: Cessna 185, N9816X, Kipnuk, AK, June 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1969
- Place: Kipnuk, AK · KIPNUK, AK
- Location: 59.9375° N, 164.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kipnuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9375&lon=-164.0622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2023  69/6/14    KIPNUK,ALAS         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N9816X              PX-  0  1  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 26, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PX WALKED OFF ACFT FLOAT INTO WINDMILLING PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9816X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9816X-1990-12-17), registration cancelled 1990-12-17, S/N 1850016 (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: No damage

## Other investigations on N9816X (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 LAX90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA064), Jan 6, 1990: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Agua Dulce, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH DIRECTLY LED TO HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN AN EXCESSIVE TAILWIND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL ABORT.

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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