# Accident 19881023048749A: Cessna A185F, Trumbauersville, PA, October 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1988, 14:25 local time
- Place: Trumbauersville, PA
- Airport: Wicker And Wings Aerodome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4105° N, 75.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4105&lon=-75.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185SH-2011-06-07) (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 IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,417 total, 3 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023048749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES IN RESIDENTIAL AREA DURING FORCED LANDING. FUEL IN OFF POSITION ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA017), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna A185F (N185SH), Trumbauersville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND A SWING SET, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETERMINE THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND TO…

## Other reports on N185SH (2)

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

- [Accident 19780707025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707025229A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna A185F (N185SH), Unalakleet, AK, Substantial damage. Brake sysm nipple fitting over torqued causing loss of hyd press. Ed brakes in flt.
- [Accident 19760808029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808029659A), Aug 8, 1976: Cessna A185F (N185SH), AK, 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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