# Accident 19850927067609A: Cessna A185F, San Juan Island, WA, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 15:10 local time
- Place: San Juan Island, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5295° N, 123.0608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5295&lon=-123.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9644H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9644H-2009-09-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 2,265 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927067609A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED DOWNDRAFT AFTER LIFTOFF NEAR TREE LINE. UNABLE TO ARREST SINK RATE. LANDED IN FIELD, STRUCK ROCK PILE.

## 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 SEA85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA229), Sep 27, 1985: Cessna 185 (N9644H), San Juan Island, WA, destroyed

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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