# NTSB DEN68F0277: Cessna 185, N9946X, Cedar City, UT, May 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1968
- Place: Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
- Location: 37.6775° N, 113.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6775&lon=-113.0619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0277

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1493  68/5/22    CEDAR CITY,UT       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1146                    N9946X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 10156 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYL EMPTY. NO REPORT OF LEAK. PLT STATED BRAKES OK ON DEPARTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9946X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9946X), registered now, S/N 185-0146, 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: Cedar City

## Other investigations on N9946X (1)

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 ANC88FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA012), Oct 26, 1987: Cessna 185 (N9946X), Anchorage, 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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