# Accident 19920530019119A: Cessna 185E, Lone Pine, CA, May 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5602° N, 118.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5602&lon=-118.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3349L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3349L-2008-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,739 total, 960 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920530019119A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE NOT FULL POWER. FAILED TO ABORT. RAN OFF END SHORT STRIP THROUGH FENCE INTO DITCH.

## 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 LAX92LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA240), May 30, 1992: Cessna 185E (N3349L), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ABORT THE TAKEOFF IN TIME TO AVOID THE ON GROUND COLLISION WITH THE FENCE AND CREEK BANK.

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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