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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Norton, WV · July 9, 1991

Date
July 9, 1991 · 16:50 local
Place
Norton, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185JV
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO91LA067
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,800 total

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.

Engine quit en route. Crash landed in trees on rich mountain. No useable fuel on board.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN TREES ON RICH MOUNTAIN. NO USEABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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