# Accident 19890822031129A: Cessna 185F, Fresno, CA, August 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1989, 19:17 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7510° N, 119.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7510&lon=-119.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1562H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1562H-1990-08-03) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031129A

## Narrative

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

TOLD TO EXPEDITE TURN ONTO HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY FOR TRAFFIC DID SO BUT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX89LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA285), Aug 23, 1989: Cessna 185F (N1562H), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1562H (1)

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

- [Incident 19790406013199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406013199I), Apr 6, 1979: Cessna A185F (N1562H), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Mechanic hand propped airplane. It started and struck two parked autos.

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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