# NTSB UNK68X0118: Cessna 185, N4164Y, Katete, MI, January 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1968
- Place: Katete, MI · KATETE, AFR, Malawi
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0070   68/1/5    KATETE,MALAWI,AFR   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 202
        TIME - 1355                    N4164Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KATETE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF KENYA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4164Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4164Y-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 185-0364 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Katete

## Other investigations on N4164Y (1)

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 NYC65F0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0077), Feb 20, 1965: Cessna 185 (N4164Y), Groveton, NH, 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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