Cessna 185 N9966X
23 August 1965 · Bettles Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1965 at about 18:53 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N9966X, operated by Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Bettles Alas, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bettles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N9966X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL OIL DRUMS WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1965 | Cessna 185B | Orange Tex, Texas, United States | Trans-Gulf | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1965 | Cessna 185A | Livingston Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1965 | Cessna 185 | Billings Mont, Montana, United States | Blain | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1965 | Cessna 185 | Honolulu Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1965 | Cessna 185 | Jackson Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Sportsaire Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1965 | Cessna 185 | Baton Rouge la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |