# Accident 19831019054909A: Cessna 185, Key West, FL, October 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1983, 06:55 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5499° N, 81.7810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5499&lon=-81.7810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60925, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60925-1989-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 0 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831019054909A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. ATTACH SECTION WORE FROM REPEATED ROUGH FIELD LANDINGS. ATTACH BOLT MISSING.

## 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 MIA84LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA011), Oct 19, 1983: Cessna 185 (N60925), Key West, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60925 (1)

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

- [Accident 19871202081859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871202081859A), Dec 2, 1987: Cessna A185F (N60925), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Came in too low and slow for landing on the Private strip and crash landed short when aircraft hit a dirt bank.

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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