# Accident 19920729028039A: Cessna A185E, Cadillac, MI, July 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cadillac, MI
- Airport: Wexford County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2399° N, 85.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2399&lon=-85.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4573F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4573F) (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 A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729028039A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LIFT FLOATPLANE OFF A TRAILER BEING TOWED BY PICKUP. LIFTED PREMATURE. WING HIT GROUND. AIRCRAFT TUMBLED.

## 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 CHI92LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA214), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna A185E (N4573F), Cadillac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND SUBSEQUENT STALL MUSH.

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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