# Accident 19871202081859A: Cessna A185F, Naples, FL, December 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1987, 09:05 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60925, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60925-1989-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 220 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871202081859A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN TOO LOW AND SLOW FOR LANDING ON THE PRIVATE STRIP AND CRASH LANDED SHORT WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT BANK.

## 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 MIA88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA050), Dec 2, 1987: Cessna A185F (N60925), Naples, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60925 (1)

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

- [Accident 19831019054909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831019054909A), Oct 19, 1983: Cessna 185 (N60925), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on touchdown. Attach section wore from repeated rough field landings. Attach bolt missing.

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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