# Accident 19880411012379A: Cessna 185F, Hopedale, MA, April 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hopedale, MA
- Airport: Hopedale Industrial Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1065° N, 71.5101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (1B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1065&lon=-71.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4695E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880411012379A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH AND DROPPED TO RUNWAY. RIGHT WING AND GEAR IMPACTED RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA123), Apr 11, 1988: Cessna 185 (N4695E), Hopedale, MA, 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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