# NTSB UNK64X1640: Cessna 185, N9852X, Flint, MI, May 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1964
- Place: Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1640
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1640

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1182   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9852X-2017-09-29), registration cancelled 2017-09-29, S/N 185-0052, 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: Bishop

## Other investigations on N9852X (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 ANC11LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA068), Jul 25, 2011: Cessna 185 (N9852X), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in the ditching and sinking of the airplane in ocean waters.
- [NTSB CHI67D0634](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0634), Apr 9, 1967: Cessna 185 (N9852X), Sycamore, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0192), Aug 27, 1965: Cessna 185 (N9852X), Fairbury, NE, 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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