# NTSB UNK64X2797: Cessna 185, N9876X, Kotzebue, AK, July 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1964
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2797
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2797

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0039  64/7/12  NR.KOTZEBUE ALAS      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  COMMERCIAL, AGE 69, 20723
        TIME - 1825                    N9876X              PX-  0  0  3                            TOTAL HOURS, 8911 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLY RIVER
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-20. N7485K SUB DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9876X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876X-1968-07-12), registration cancelled 1968-07-12, S/N 185-0076 (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: Kelly River

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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