# Accident 19900815033079A: Cessna A185F, Ovando, MT, August 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1990, 08:00 local time
- Place: Ovando, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0691° N, 113.0406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0691&lon=-113.0406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8343Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815033079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA164), Aug 15, 1990: Cessna A185F (N8343Q), Ovando, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. THE FENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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