19880820037869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Hillsboro, OR · August 20, 1988

Date
August 20, 1988 · 12:00 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Airport
Portland-Hillsboro Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14407
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA158
Reported as
Cessna 185
Reported engine
Continental IO470F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
935 total141 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran fuel tank dry. Switched tanks, unable restart. Hit wires landing. Fuel leak in pressure gauge line.

As the FAA filed it

RAN FUEL TANK DRY. SWITCHED TANKS, UNABLE RESTART. HIT WIRES LANDING. FUEL LEAK IN PRESSURE GAUGE LINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.