# Accident 19830606022399A: Cessna 185, Mcallen, TX, June 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1983, 09:45 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2102° N, 98.2294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2102&lon=-98.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4016Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016Y-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,586 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606022399A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. FUEL SYSTEM HAD WATER CONTAMINATION.

## 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 FTW83LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA268), Jun 6, 1983: Cessna 185 (N4016Y), Mcallen, TX, 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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