# Accident 19921212049869A: Cessna 185F, Lanai City, HI, December 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lanai City, HI
- Airport: Lanai Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8295° N, 156.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8295&lon=-156.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4742E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4742E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36,539 total, 500 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921212049869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. NO ENGINE OR FUEL DEFECTS. EQUIPPED WITH FERRY TANKS IN CABIN.

## 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 LAX93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA065), Dec 13, 1992: Cessna 185F (N4742E), Lanai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT OBSTRUCTIONS WERE HIDDEN IN THE GRASS OF THE LANDING AREA CHOSEN BY THE PILOT FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N4742E (4)

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

- [Accident 20230516007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230516007209A), May 16, 2023: Cessna A185F (N4742E), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. The pilot stated the plane was being transported from ksdl to kimt in Michigan’s upper peninsula. The pilot was experienced in this aircraft, which he had…
- [Accident 20120516007499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120516007499A), May 16, 2012: Cessna A185F (N4742E), Crystal Falls, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing on the airport at dusk. The airport and surrounding forrest are heavly populated with deer. During touchdown, a pair of deer ran into the…
- [Accident 19880711026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026419A), Jul 11, 1988: Cessna A185F (N4742E), Georgetown, AK, Substantial damage. Weather forced pilot to land float equipped aircraft on river. Wind overturned aircraft and it sank.
- [Accident 19791113033519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113033519A), Nov 13, 1979: Cessna 185 (N4742E), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Stud bounced acft on wheel lndg. Instructor took over. Acft veered off side of rwy, collapsing main gear.

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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