# Accident 19790624020609A: Cessna 185, Madras, OR, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Airport: Ochs Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7890° N, 120.9585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCHS PRIVATE (72OR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7890&lon=-120.9585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4710Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4710Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 791 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624020609A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SHAFT BROKE OFF DURING LANDING. ACFT VEERED OFF SIDE OF RWY. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA79DYM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM44), Jun 24, 1979: Cessna 185 (N4710Q), Madras, OR, 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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