# Accident 19880820037869A: Cessna 185, Hillsboro, OR, August 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Portland-Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4396° N, 122.9602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4396&lon=-122.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14407, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 935 total, 141 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820037869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA88LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA158), Aug 20, 1988: Cessna 185 (N14407), Hillsboro, OR, 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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