# Accident 19901027047169A: Cessna 185D, Ridgely, MD, October 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1990, 13:28 local time
- Place: Ridgely, MD
- Airport: Ridgely Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9408° N, 75.8800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9408&lon=-75.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1555F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047169A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT AFTER 2YRS ON GROUND. FERRY PERMIT. REPORTED POWER LOSS. HIT POWER LINE ON BASE. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES.

## 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 BFO91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA007), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 185 (N1555F), Ridgely, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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