# Incident 19861122074829I: Cessna A185F, North Smithfiel, RI, November 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1986, 22:00 local time
- Place: North Smithfiel, RI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9668° N, 71.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Smithfield, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9668&lon=-71.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185PR) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122074829I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A ROAD AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND ONE EMPTY FUEL TANK AND ONE WITH LESS THAN ONE FOURTH FUEL.

## Other reports on N185PR (1)

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

- [Accident 20181109021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181109021629A), Nov 9, 2018: Cessna A185F (N185PR), Reardan, WA, Substantial damage. During an pre-employment preparation flight, a short field landing was attempted. Near the touchdown point, the pilot under evaluation (pue) thought the…

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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