# NTSB UNK64X1398: Cessna 185, N9962X, Iliamna, AK, April 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1964
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&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 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1398
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1398

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0988  64/4/21    ILIAMNA ALAS        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1900
        TIME - 1620                    N9962X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INISKIN BAY STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9962X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9962X-1979-07-30), registration cancelled 1979-07-30, S/N 1850162 (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: Iniskin Bay Strip

## Other investigations on N9962X (3)

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 CHI77FEI25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI25), May 16, 1977: Cessna 185 (N9962X), West Salem, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71DVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD48), May 11, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9962X), Brentwood, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0043), May 16, 1966: Cessna 185 (N9962X), Iliamna, 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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