# NTSB SEA69D0107: Cessna 185, N9989X, Elk City, ID, September 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1968
- Place: Elk City, ID · ELK CITY, ID
- Location: 45.8209° N, 115.4411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk City, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8209&lon=-115.4411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3919  68/9/22    ELK CITY,ID         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4700
        TIME - 1615                    N9989X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLD MEADOWS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- STRUCK SLUSH PILES ON UNATTENDED FOREST SERVICE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9989X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9989X-1970-12-02), registration cancelled 1970-12-02, S/N 185-0189 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cold Meadows

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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