# Accident 19750113000749A: Cessna A185E, Las Cruces, NM, January 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1975
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAS CRUCES INTL (LRU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5818J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5818J-2018-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,543 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FQD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750113000749A

## Narrative

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

PLT SAID L BRAKE SPONGY BFOR DEP.ANNUALED 4HRS PRIOR.

## 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 DEN75FQD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQD15), Jan 13, 1975: Cessna A185E (N5818J), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5818J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730814025519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814025519A), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna A185E (N5818J), Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Plt attemptd ldg in canal too short for existing cond. Float equipped.

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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