# NTSB ANC73DAG06: Cessna 185, N9974X, Anchorage, AK, July 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1972
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2520  72/7/18    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 578
        TIME - 0731                    N9974X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE ALAS              ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT ACCUSTOMED TO GRAVEL RUNWAY WHEN OPERATING THIS MAKE & MODEL ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9974X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9974X-1994-07-12), registration cancelled 1994-07-12, S/N 1850174 (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
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

## Other investigations on N9974X (3)

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 ANC91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA145), Sep 5, 1991: Cessna 185 (N9974X), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNDRAFT AND UNFAVORABLE WIND.
- [NTSB ANC71FAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG58), Nov 26, 1970: Cessna 185 (N9974X), Glenallen, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71DAG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG59), Nov 20, 1970: Cessna 185 (N9974X), Glenallen, 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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