# Accident 19790705013359A: Cessna 185E, Elizabethton, TN, July 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1979, 16:50 local time
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3396° N, 82.2378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-82.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70083) (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 185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,770 total, 820 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DKW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705013359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY, TURNED 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 IAD79DKW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW16), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna A185 (N70083), Elizabethton, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70083 (2)

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

- [Accident 20090518006459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090518006459A), May 18, 2009: Cessna A185E (N70083), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. During roll out after landing at Tacoma Narrows Airport (tiw) the pilot of the CE-185 tailwheel aircraft lost control of the aircraft. The left wingtip struck…
- [Accident 19831112057119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112057119A), Nov 12, 1983: Cessna A185E (N70083), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on landing roll. Instructor tried to correct but failed. Side load folded gear.

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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