# Accident 19870729040139A: Cessna A185F, Hollywood, FL, July 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1987, 17:10 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9905° N, 80.2199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9905&lon=-80.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9003H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003H-2012-07-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729040139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. ON RETURN TO AIRPORT HIT WIRES AND A VEHICLE LANDING IN STREET. LEAKY FUEL CAPS A FACTOR.

## 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 MIA87FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA217), Jul 29, 1987: Cessna 185F (N9003H), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9003H (2)

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

- [Incident 19810405014109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014109I), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna A185F (N9003H), Wildwood, FL, Minor damage. Float leak due to missing seal caused aircraft to sink during taxi.
- [Accident 19790221003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221003409A), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna A185F (N9003H), Oak Island, MI, Substantial damage. Landed ski plane in cross wind on lake ice runway. Collapsed ski during ground loop. Frozen wind sock.

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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