# NTSB DEN78FQA16: Cessna 185, N9921X, Albuquerque, NM, April 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FQA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0607   78/4/9    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 281
        TIME - 1945                    N9921X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUANA,TX                    ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT,RAN OFF EDGE OF RWY,STRUCK ARRESTING GEAR REEL HOUSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9921X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9921X), registered now, S/N 1850121, 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: Albuquerque Intl

## 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 19780409005389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409005389A), Apr 9, 1978: Cessna 185, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot unfamiliar with airport,ran off edge of rwy,struck arrestinar reel housing.

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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