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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Klamath Falls, OR · May 16, 1983

Date
May 16, 1983 · 19:45 local
Place
Klamath Falls, OR
Airport
Kingsley
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4870C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83LA120
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total30 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft ground looped on landing. Pilot lost directional control. Gusty quartering crosswind existed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. GUSTY QUARTERING CROSSWIND EXISTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.