# NTSB SEA79DYP36: Cessna 185, N9899X, Slate Creek, ID, July 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1979
- Place: Slate Creek, ID · SLATE CREEK, ID
- Location: 45.6382° N, 116.2804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slate Creek, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6382&lon=-116.2804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1664  79/7/16    SLATE CREEK,ID      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 536
        TIME - 1930                    N9899X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENTERPRISE,OR               SLATE CREEK,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE MASTER CYL ANCHOR BRACKETS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9899X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9899X-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 1850099, 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: Slate Creek

## 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 19790716017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716017919A), Jul 16, 1979: Cessna 185, Slate Creek, ID, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during landing roll, ran off runway into a fence. Brake cylinder brackets broke.

## Other investigations on N9899X (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 ANC66F0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66F0106), May 10, 1966: Cessna 185 (N9899X), Petersburg, AK, 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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