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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Agua Dulce, CA · January 5, 1990

Date
January 5, 1990 · 16:25 local
Place
Agua Dulce, CA
Airport
Agua Dulce Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9816X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA064
Reported as
Cessna 185
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total

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.

Attempted downwind takeoff,saw error,hit brakes and nosed over. Wind gusting to 50 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF,SAW ERROR,HIT BRAKES AND NOSED OVER. WIND GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

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