# NTSB MKC76DTK17: Cessna 185, N9832X, Hot Springs, SD, November 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1975
- Place: Hot Springs, SD · HOT SPRINGS, SD
- Location: 43.4199° N, 103.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4199&lon=-103.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DTK17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4161  75/11/12   HOT SPRINGS,SD      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 584
        TIME - 1130                    N9832X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
```

## 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

## 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 19751112039219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751112039219A), Nov 12, 1975: Cessna 185, SD, Substantial damage

## 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 DEN71AD038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD038), Mar 26, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9832X), Roosevelt, UT, 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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