# Incident 19890202006309I: Cessna A185F, Bryan, TX, February 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6744° N, 96.3700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6744&lon=-96.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202006309I

## Narrative

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

LOUD CRASH HEARD. SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. PROPELLER HUB HAD FAILED SEPARATING ONE BLADE.

## Other reports on N424RC (1)

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

- [Incident 19851128071209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851128071209I), Nov 28, 1985: Cessna A185F (N424RC), Amarillo, TX. Encountered unreported IFR conditions at destination. Assisted with approach by ATC.

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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