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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Discovery Bay, CA · July 14, 1990

Date
July 14, 1990 · 14:00 local
Place
Discovery Bay, CA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N888BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA257
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
191 total38 in this make and model

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.

On water takeoff saw boats ahead pulled back on yoke came off nose high and stalled falling back to water.

As the FAA filed it

ON WATER TAKEOFF SAW BOATS AHEAD PULLED BACK ON YOKE CAME OFF NOSE HIGH AND STALLED FALLING BACK TO WATER.

NTSB investigation

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