Cessna 185 N9850X

29 September 1966 · Napakiak Alas, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 29 September 1966 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N9850X, operated by Christiansen A, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Napakiak Alas, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 29 September 1966 at 19:20
Classification: Accident
Location: Napakiak Alas, Alaska, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Cessna 185
Registration: N9850X
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Christiansen A
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Taxi
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: IMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-4330

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	1	2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT LANDED AT NIGHT ON RIVER AND STEP TAXIED TOWARD DESTINATION.ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED SANDBAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-4330, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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