# Accident 19870822047259A: Cessna A185F, Mt Airy, NC, August 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1987, 20:20 local time
- Place: Mt Airy, NC
- Airport: Surry County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4996° N, 80.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4996&lon=-80.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3463Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3463Y) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,017 total, 23 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822047259A

## Narrative

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

ON ROLLOUT PILOT SPOTTED A MOONEY LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. APPLIED BRAKES. VEERED RIGHT OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL87LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA236), Aug 23, 1987: Cessna A185F (N3463Y), Mt Airy, NC, 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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