# Accident 19920522016239A: Cessna A185F, Spray, OR, May 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1992, 18:25 local time
- Place: Spray, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4205° N, 118.9394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4205&lon=-118.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61167 (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: 870 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522016239A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF SOD STRIP IN PLOWED GROUND. NOSED OVER. BLAMED SWIRLY WINDS POWERLINE UPHILL GRADE. 800 FOOT STRIP.

## 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 SEA92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA106), May 23, 1992: Cessna A185F (N61167), Spray, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE SOFT AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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