# Accident 19801015059079A: Cessna A185F, Phoenix, AZ, October 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1980, 11:44 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4939Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4939Q-1983-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,539 total, 70 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015059079A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX81DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ05), Oct 15, 1980: Cessna 185 (N4939Q), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4939Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19821214065169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821214065169A), Dec 14, 1982: Cessna A185F (N4939Q), Port San Juan, AK, Destroyed. Pilot stated engine quit shortly after takeoff. Crash occurred during emergency landing attempt.

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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