# Accident 19831108056559A: Cessna A185F, Boring, OR, November 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1983, 14:31 local time
- Place: Boring, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4192° N, 122.3708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4192&lon=-122.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,198 total, 161 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT OFF AIRPORT LANDING, AIRCRAFT HIT TREE AND CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA TRYING TO TAKE OFF.

## 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 SEA84FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA017), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N53079), 4nm W Of Boring, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N53079 (3)

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

- [Accident 19970525011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525011859A), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, PS, Destroyed. Mayday due engine failure. Ditched in ocean. 177 sank. People resued by fish vessel. Mogas in use. No STC.
- [Accident 19800710028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710028469A), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna A185F (N53079), Portage Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, crash-landed on hillside. Found water in fuel.
- [Accident 19761112035459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112035459A), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna A185F (N53079), Wiseman, AK, Substantial damage. Mail flt.

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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