19881103049029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Ebensburg, PA · November 3, 1988

Date
November 3, 1988 · 23:30 local
Place
Ebensburg, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4023Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA020
Reported as
Cessna 185
Reported engine
Continental IO470E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,285 total61 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Oil cooler began leaking oil on windshield. Engine rod broke due lack of oil. Crash landed at night in tree tops.

As the FAA filed it

OIL COOLER BEGAN LEAKING OIL ON WINDSHIELD. ENGINE ROD BROKE DUE LACK OF OIL. CRASH LANDED AT NIGHT IN TREE TOPS.

NTSB investigation

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