# Accident 19850315007609A: Cessna L19E, Mckinney, TX, March 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1985, 11:10 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Aero Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1790° N, 96.5897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1790&lon=-96.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3946K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3946K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L19E
- Reported engine: CONT O47015
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,875 total, 220 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315007609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AND NOSED OVER IN FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT. PILOT SAYS HE DRAINED SUMPS. WATER IN FUEL TANKS AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA150), Mar 15, 1985: Cessna 305E (N3946K), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3946K (1)

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

- [Accident 20220724013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220724013099A), Jul 24, 2022: Cessna L-19E (N3946K), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. On 7/24/2022 at approximately 1430 CST during landing at Oshkosh Wisconsin (osh) during the eaa fly-in, a Cessna L-19 (305-E) [privacy data omitted]landed on…

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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