# Accident 19890617015939A: Cessna 185, Sacramento, CA, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 16:43 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5103° N, 121.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5103&lon=-121.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92827, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92827) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commonwealth 185 (registry code 2370608, https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,902 total, 112 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617015939A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED ON A FOOTBALL FIELD. OVERSHOT AND STRUCK A FENCE. FAILED TO ASCERTAIN FUEL STATUS.

## 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 LAX89LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA220), Jun 17, 1989: Commonwealth 185 (N92827), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE FUEL LOAD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## Other reports on N92827 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070622012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622012279A), Jun 22, 2007: Comwth REARWIND185 (N92827), Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Shortly after taking off, and reaching 100 feet, the aircraft ceased to gain any more altitude (despite pilot's control inputs to climb) and started to…

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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