# Accident 19800819036829A: Cessna A185F, Cross City, FL, August 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6386° N, 83.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cross City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6386&lon=-83.1248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8659Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8659Q) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 7 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819036829A

## Narrative

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

UNSKILLED IN TAIL WHEEL TYPE. GROUND-LOOPED IN LANDING ROLL. COLLAPSED LEFT MAINGEAR.

## 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 MIA80DLA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA34), Aug 19, 1980: Cessna A185F (N8659Q), Cross City, FL, 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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