# Incident 19840507027709I: Cessna A185F, Elkins, WV, May 7, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1984, 15:41 local time
- Place: Elkins, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9241° N, 79.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkins, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9241&lon=-79.8543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80520) (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 IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840507027709I

## Narrative

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

OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N80520 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800123001179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123001179A), Jan 23, 1980: Cessna A185F (N80520), Allegan, MI, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from snow covered runway with ice on aircraft. Stalled leaving ground effect. Crashed on runway.

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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