Cessna 185 N9974X
18 July 1972 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 July 1972 at about 07:31 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N9974X was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N9974X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Anchorage Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2520
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PILOT ACCUSTOMED TO GRAVEL RUNWAY WHEN OPERATINGTHIS MAKE & MODEL ACFT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1972 | Cessna 185 | Council Blfs, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna 185C | Skinner, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185B | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1972 | Cessna 185 | Tariffville, Connecticut, United States | Red Bird Aero | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1972 | Cessna 185A | Haines, Alaska, United States | John C.fox | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185 | Geneva, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |