# Incident 19810408023729I: Cessna A185F, Columbus, OH, April 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6389E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6389E-2016-05-26) (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: 750 total, 147 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408023729I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF AT RIGHT ANGLE TO GUSTING WIND WITH FULL LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER A NOISE WAS HEARD. RT. WHEEL

## Other reports on N6389E (1)

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

- [Accident 20110503008539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110503008539A), May 3, 2011: Cessna A185F (N6389E), Ocean City, NJ, Substantial damage. On take off roll pilot lifted the tail wheel prematurely causing the aircraft to veer to the left. The aircraft exited the runway to the left and struck a…

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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