Cessna 185 N9955X
17 December 1966 · Watkins Colo, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 December 1966 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N9955X was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Watkins Colo, Colorado, United States. 5 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watkins Colo, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- C and S Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N9955X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE BLEW.NO REASON FOR FAILURE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1966 | Cessna 185 | Marion Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1966 | Cessna 185 | Houma la, Louisiana, United States | Halo Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1966 | Cessna 185 | Land O Lakes Wisc, Wisconsin, United States | High Pines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1966 | Cessna 185C | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Sun Oil Co | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1966 | Cessna 185 | Willow Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1966 | Cessna 185A | Lafollette Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
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| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |