# Accident 19840110001419A: Cessna A185F, Union City, CA, January 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1984, 16:06 local time
- Place: Union City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5998° N, 122.0193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5998&lon=-122.0193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93086, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93086-2013-05-22) (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: 1,218 total, 245 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840110001419A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL CONTINUING SCUD RUNNING FLIGHT INTO NEAR ZERO IMC. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. NO WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 LAX84FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA136), Jan 11, 1984: Cessna 185 (N93086), Union City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N93086 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790825023589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825023589A), Aug 25, 1979: Cessna A185F (N93086), Eugene, OR, Substantial damage. Throttle control cable sleeve came loose allowing cable to flex. Engine would not reach full power.

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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