# Accident 19900105000229A: Cessna 185, Agua Dulce, CA, January 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1990, 16:25 local time
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA
- Airport: Agua Dulce Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4310° N, 118.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4310&lon=-118.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9816X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9816X-1990-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105000229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA064), Jan 6, 1990: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Agua Dulce, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH DIRECTLY LED TO HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN AN EXCESSIVE TAILWIND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL ABORT.

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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