# Accident 19850219005349A: Cessna A185F, Rifle, CO, February 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1985, 17:45 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5308° N, 107.7698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5308&lon=-107.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1169Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169Q) (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: 412 total, 23 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850219005349A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, WIND PICKED UP RIGHT WING, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT HIT SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY EDGE

## 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 DEN85LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA081), Feb 20, 1985: Cessna A185F (N1169Q), Rifle, CO, 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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