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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Ovando, MT · August 15, 1990

Date
August 15, 1990 · 08:00 local
Place
Ovando, MT
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8343Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA164
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total300 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

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 final for private strip tail struck a fence post. Flew back to base. Impact had severed right stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP TAIL STRUCK A FENCE POST. FLEW BACK TO BASE. IMPACT HAD SEVERED RIGHT STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

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