# Accident 19831117071669A: Cessna A185F, Gainesville, FL, November 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1983, 08:59 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6506° N, 82.4201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6506&lon=-82.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7318H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7318H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 969 total, 64 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117071669A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. MODERATE CROSSWIND A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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 MIA84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA031), Nov 17, 1983: Cessna 185 (N7318H), Gainesville, FL, 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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