# Incident 19881110069609I: Cessna A185F, Eagle, CO, November 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1988, 10:52 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6432° N, 106.8213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6432&lon=-106.8213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6578E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 200 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110069609I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LAYERS OF CLOUDS WAS ASSISTED BY ATC TO DESCEND TO VFR CONDITIONS. CONTINUED ON COURSE.

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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