# Accident 19780723018209A: Cessna A185F, Oak Harbor,Wa, WA, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Oak Harbor,Wa, WA
- Airport: Oak Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.2938° N, 122.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2938&lon=-122.6282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94237, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94237) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 10 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723018209A

## Narrative

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

R MAIN GR TIRE FAILED.

## 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 SEA78DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE32), Jul 23, 1978: Cessna 185 (N94237), Oak Harbor, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N94237 (2)

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

- [Accident 20260328002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260328002869A), Mar 28, 2026: Cessna A185F (N94237), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. The flight was a personal flight with one passenger to the pilot’s cabin near sqwentna, Alaska. The weather conditions were day VFR and the wind was calm. The…
- [Accident 19880603018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603018239A), Jun 3, 1988: Cessna A185F (N94237), Philipsburg, MT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Ground looped. Gear collapsed and wing hit runway. Student carried passenger.

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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