# Accident 19830505020789A: Cessna A185F, Eaton Rapids, MI, May 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1983, 20:15 local time
- Place: Eaton Rapids, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5091° N, 84.6491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5091&lon=-84.6491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6305E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305E-2014-11-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,579 total, 48 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505020789A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A SOFT AREA ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP. WHEELS DUG IN.AIRPLANE NOSED 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 CHI83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA212), May 6, 1983: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Eaton Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6305E (2)

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

- [Accident 19890701019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701019039A), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6305E), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into a box canyon after departing a lake. Reported a downdraft forced an impact on a beach at 90 mph.
- [Accident 19810103015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103015339A), Jan 3, 1981: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Evergreen, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit near fuel stop. Crash-landed. Engine ok. One fuel tank empty. Possible fuel mismanagement.

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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