# Accident 19870313007359A: Cessna A185F, Midland, TX, March 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Private Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3306R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3306R-2011-02-22) (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 IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313007359A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT HELD AN EXPIRED STUDENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 FTW87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA081), Mar 13, 1987: Cessna 185A (N3306R), Midland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3306R (1)

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

- [Accident 20070810021229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810021229A), Aug 10, 2007: Cessna A185F (N3306R), Pedro Bay, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing at dry bay, the pilot's [privacy data omitted] 185 tail began to pull to the right. The pilot [privacy data omitted] applied left rudder…

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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