# Accident 19850205002289A: Cessna 182F, Ashland, OR, February 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1985, 07:32 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1503° N, 122.5297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1503&lon=-122.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3559Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,939 total, 67 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850205002289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND ICING WERE FACTORS.

## 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 SEA85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA054), Feb 5, 1985: Cessna 182-F (N3559Y), Ashland, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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