# NTSB ANC80DA074: Cessna 185, N9855X, Collinsville, AK, July 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1980
- Place: Collinsville, AK · COLLINSVILLE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1954  80/7/18    COLLINSVILLE,AK     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1642
        TIME - 1730                    N9855X              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALKEETNA,AK                COLLINSVILLE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT BFR IT WAS RELEASED FRM MAINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9855X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9855X), registered now, S/N 1850055, 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: Collinsville

## 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 19800718031489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718031489A), Jul 18, 1980: Cessna 185, Collinsville, AK, No damage

## Other investigations on N9855X (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 ANC23LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA059), Aug 4, 2023: Cessna 185 (N9855X), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inadvertent application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC98LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA067), Jun 9, 1998: Cessna 185 (N9855X), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the fuel boost pump selector switch during final approach, which resulted in an overly rich mixture and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA110), Jul 23, 1997: Cessna 185 (N9855X), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain terrain clearance during the downslope, downwind, high altitude, takeoff. Factors were the snow and lighting conditions, and the tailwind takeoff.

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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