# NTSB ANC75AA067: Cessna 185, N9868X, Goodnews, AK, March 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Goodnews, AK · GOODNEWS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1592   75/3/1    GOODNEWS,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 14577
        TIME - 1015                    N9868X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 5232 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODNEWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               GOODNEWS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9868X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9868X), registered now, S/N 185-0068, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goodnews

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750301020979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301020979A), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 185, Goodnews, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9868X (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 ANC77DAH51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH51), Sep 19, 1978: Cessna 185 (N9868X), Cordova, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0039), Feb 4, 1969: Cessna 185 (N9868X), Dillingham, 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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