# NTSB MIA69D0088: Cessna 185, N9930X, Moncks Corner, SC, May 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1968
- Place: Moncks Corner, SC · MONCKS CORNER, SC
- Location: 33.2012° N, 79.9915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moncks Corner, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2012&lon=-79.9915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2250  68/5/31    MONCKS CORNER,SC    CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N9930X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 64, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONCKS CORNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING MOUNTING TUBE CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9930X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9930X), registered now, S/N 1850130, 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: Moncks Corner

## Other investigations on N9930X (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 FTW87LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA201), Aug 16, 1987: Cessna 185 (N9930X), San Marcos, TX, 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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