# Accident 19850923067589A: Cessna A185F, East Sound, WA, September 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: East Sound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6192° N, 122.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6192&lon=-122.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61298, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61298) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 167 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923067589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND PILOT OVERCORRECTED. DEPARTED RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE VASI LIGHTS.

## 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 SEA85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA223), Sep 23, 1985: Cessna A185F (N61298), Eastsound, WA, 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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