# NTSB DEN67D0203: Cessna 185, N9806X, Portales, NM, January 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1967
- Place: Portales, NM · PORTALES, NM
- Location: 34.1773° N, 103.3551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portales, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1773&lon=-103.3551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0203
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0203

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0155  67/1/15    PORTALES N MEX      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N9806X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 38, 884 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTALES MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- COMBINATION OF BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM PRIOR GROUND OPER CAUSED RT BRAKE FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9806X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9806X), registered now, S/N 185-0006, 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: Portales Muni

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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