# NTSB ANC76DAG42: Cessna 185, N9982X, Farewell, AK, August 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Farewell, AK · FAREWELL, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3836  75/8/24    FAREWELL,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1800
        TIME - 1130                    N9982X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAREWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEDFRA,AK                   RETURN                       FAREWELL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED SEAT LATCH FAILED & SEAT SLID TO REAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9982X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9982X-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 1850182, 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 IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farewell

## 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 19750824029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824029349A), Aug 24, 1975: Cessna 185, Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated seat latch failed & seat slid to rear

## Other investigations on N9982X (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 ANC98FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA079), Jun 18, 1998: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Big Lake, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of a low level maneuver. Factors were the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, his lack of experience in the type of airplane, and his failure to maintain adequate…
- [NTSB ANC83LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA009), Oct 29, 1982: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Stony River, 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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