# Accident 19790828023889A: Cessna A185F, Renton, WA, August 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9533H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9533H) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828023889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILED IN PATTERN FOR WATER LANDING. HIT TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. PILOT NOT SEAPLANE RATED.

## 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 SEA79FYE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE41), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna A185F (N9533H), Renton, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9533H (1)

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

- [Accident 20241123017989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241123017989A), Nov 23, 2024: Cessna A185F (N9533H), Lewistown, MT, Substantial damage. Description of the accident: On November 25, 2024, a privately operated Cessna A185F aircraft, with one pilot and one passenger on board, landed on a private…

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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