# Accident 19900520016669A: Cessna 185F, Porterville, CA, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 14:42 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9603° N, 118.9199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9603&lon=-118.9199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1211F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1211F) (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: 6,790 total, 635 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520016669A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOW FUEL. LANDED IN HAY FIELD. REFUELED AND STRUCK A FENCE ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX90LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA184), May 20, 1990: Cessna 185F (N1211F), Terra Bella, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION WAS POOR. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION FIELD.

## Other reports on N1211F (1)

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

- [Incident 19791120044629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120044629I), Nov 20, 1979: Cessna A185F (N1211F), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear before landing.

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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