# Accident 19900512065379A: Cessna 185C, New Hanover, PA, May 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Hanover, PA
- Airport: New Hanover Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.2979° N, 75.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hanover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2979&lon=-75.5813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2679Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2679Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 13 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512065379A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL,GROUND LOOPED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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