# Accident 19870815045839A: Cessna 185, San Marcos, TX, August 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1987, 20:25 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9930X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9930X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,428 total, 3,428 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815045839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND DOWNWIND. USED HEAVY BRAKING BUT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED ON A FENCE.

## 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 FTW87LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA201), Aug 16, 1987: Cessna 185 (N9930X), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9930X (1)

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

- [Incident 20060330003719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330003719I), Mar 30, 2006: Cessna 185 (N9930X), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On March 30, 2006 at 1315 MST, a Cessna 185, N9930X, registered to the pilot, struck the right wing on the ground during landing and the aircraft veered…

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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