# Accident 19860520087479A: Cessna A185F, Bernie, MO, May 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bernie, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6690° N, 89.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6690&lon=-89.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1096F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096F-1998-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860520087479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED SEAT BACK FAILED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MKC86LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA115), May 20, 1986: Cessna A185F (N1096F), Bernie, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N1096F (1)

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

- [Accident 19760614015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760614015129A), Jun 14, 1976: Cessna A185F (N1096F), Devils Lake, ND, 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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