# NTSB DEN71AD038: Cessna 185, N9832X, Roosevelt, UT, March 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1971
- Place: Roosevelt, UT · ROOSEVELT, UT
- Location: 40.2877° N, 109.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roosevelt, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2877&lon=-109.9880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71AD038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4252  71/3/26    ROOSEVELT,UT        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4215
        TIME - 2030                    N9832X              PX-  0  1  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROOSEVELT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINOT,N DAK                 ROOSEVELT,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHL TUBULAR STEEL SPRING ASSEMBLY SEPRTD,PLT LOST CTL,R GR STRUT SEPRTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9832X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9832X), registered now, S/N 1850032, 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: Roosevelt

## Other investigations on N9832X (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 ANC07CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA033), May 10, 2007: Cessna 185 (N9832X), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a descent into high vegetation, and a nose over. Factors contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB MKC76DTK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK17), Nov 12, 1975: Cessna 185 (N9832X), Hot Springs, SD, 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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