# NTSB CHI67D0481: Cessna 185, N9881X, Polo, IL, January 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1967
- Place: Polo, IL · POLO, IL
- Location: 41.9848° N, 89.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9848&lon=-89.5804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0481
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0481

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0125  67/1/14    POLO ILL            CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 408
        TIME - 0950                    N9881X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RADIO RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9881X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9881X-1972-11-23), registration cancelled 1972-11-23, S/N 185-0081 (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: Radio Ranch

## Other investigations on N9881X (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 CHI83FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA225), Oct 26, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Hovland, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MKC71FDM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM58), Apr 22, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Breezy Point, MN, 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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