# Accident 19920625021759A: Cessna A185F, Ronan, MT, June 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1992, 13:10 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5295° N, 114.1299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5295&lon=-114.1299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4690C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4690C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625021759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT. CRASH LANDED. HAD PRIOR PROBLEMS ENGINE STOPPING ON LANDINGS AT IDLE. SUSPECT FUEL CONTROL.

## 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 SEA92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA134), Jun 25, 1992: Cessna A185F (N4690C), Ronan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AND ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4690C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770722023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722023539A), Jul 22, 1977: Cessna A185F (N4690C), Saltaire, NY, Substantial damage. Acfts landing float struck an underwater object while taxiing. Float filled with water acft sank.

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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