- Date
- May 6, 1964
- Place
- Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9852XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184968
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1182 64/5/6 FLINT MICH CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 250 TIME - 1130 N9852X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9852X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bishop
N9852XRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2017 · Cessna 185Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N9852X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC11LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKenai, AKThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in the ditching and sinking of the airplane in ocean waters.NTSB CHI67D0634Accident · No injuriesClosedSycamore, ILNTSB MKC66F0192Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbury, NE