# Accident 19831112057119A: Cessna A185E, El Paso, TX, November 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1983, 11:04 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7601° N, 106.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7601&lon=-106.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70083) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,877 total, 195 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112057119A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT BUT FAILED. SIDE LOAD FOLDED GEAR.

## 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 FTW84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA052), Nov 12, 1983: Cessna A185E (N70083), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70083 (2)

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

- [Accident 20090518006459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090518006459A), May 18, 2009: Cessna A185E (N70083), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. During roll out after landing at Tacoma Narrows Airport (tiw) the pilot of the CE-185 tailwheel aircraft lost control of the aircraft. The left wingtip struck…
- [Accident 19790705013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705013359A), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna 185E (N70083), Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Ran off runway, turned over.

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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