# Incident 19850508060329I: Curtis P40NREED, Edgemont, CA, May 8, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Edgemont, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N999CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright P-40N (registry code 2622206, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS P40NREED
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508060329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE PILOT WAS TRYING TO REMEDY GEAR PROBLEM. LANDED IN FIELD. ENGINE MALFUNCTION NOT DETERMINED YET.

## Other reports on N999CD (1)

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

- [Incident 19830510030769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830510030769I), May 10, 1983: Curtis P40NREED (N999CD), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Lost control on rollout. Swerved off right side of runway. Found brakes were operating normally.

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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