# Accident 19860906044759A: Cessna A185E, St John, WA, September 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: St John, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0915° N, 117.5887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. John, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0915&lon=-117.5887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2262T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2262T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 966 total, 797 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906044759A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION.

## 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 SEA86LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA241), Sep 7, 1986: Cessna 185 (N2262T), St. John, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2262T (2)

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

- [Accident 20170527024169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170527024169A), May 27, 2017: Cessna A185E (N2262T), Fall River Mill, CA, Substantial damage. On 27 may 2017 nat approximately 1315 hours aircraft CE-185E, N2262T departed from chico CA (kcic) en route to Fall River Mills CA (O89) the personal flight…
- [Accident 19730527018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527018069A), May 27, 1973: Cessna A185E (N2262T), Big Bear Cy, CA, 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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