# Accident 19790214002929A: Cessna 185, York, NE, February 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: York, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8694° N, 97.5927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of York, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8694&lon=-97.5927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5172R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5172R) (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 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,373 total, 1,685 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790214002929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID VISABILITY WAS 2 MILES ON TAKEOFF. BEFORE HE COULD FLY THE PATTERN VISIBILITY WAS DOWN TO ZERO

## 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 MKC79DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ11), Feb 14, 1979: Cessna 185 (N5172R), York, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5172R (1)

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

- [Accident 20011218034099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011218034099A), Dec 18, 2001: Cessna A185F (N5172R), Reno, NV, No damage. (-23) A wheel landing was initiated on rwy 16R. However, when the tail wheel touched down, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled right hand turn. Left brake was…

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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