# Accident 19740914028979A: Cessna A185F, Lone Pine, CA, September 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Airport: Tunnel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.5744° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lone Pine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5744&lon=-118.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185JH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,471 total, 192 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914028979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT 3 FT BERM AT END OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK75DVA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA18), Sep 14, 1974: Cessna 185 (N185JH), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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