# Accident 19900714025879A: Cessna A185F, Discovery Bay, CA, July 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Discovery Bay, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8505° N, 121.6194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8505&lon=-121.6194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888BL) (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 A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA257), Jul 14, 1990: Cessna A185F (N888BL), Discovery Bay, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER VISUAL LOOKOUT TO ASSURE THE AREA WAS CLEAR OF BOATS BEFORE DEPARTING.

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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