# NTSB UNK64X2446: Cessna 185, N9850X, Kodiak, AK, June 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1964
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2446
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2446

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1787  64/6/23    KODIAK ALAS         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 16053
        TIME - 0600                    N9850X              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9850X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850X-2018-02-28), registration cancelled 2018-02-28, S/N 1850050 (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: Kodiak Lake

## Other investigations on N9850X (2)

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 ANC89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA058), Apr 12, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Trinity Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND.
- [NTSB ANC67A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0031), Sep 29, 1966: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Napakiak, 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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