# Accident 19930130001219A: Cessna A185F, Inglewood, WA, January 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Inglewood, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7396° N, 122.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7396&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5391R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5391R-2013-06-27) (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: LYC TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130001219A

## Narrative

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

CHECKED FUEL. FIGURED OK DEPARTED TO OBTAIN FUEL AT MARINA 12MI AWAY. ENGINE QUIT UNABLE FLARE, HIT WATER. NO FUEL.

## 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 SEA93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA059), Jan 30, 1993: Cessna A185F (N5391R), Inglewood, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, AND HIS FAILURE TO FLARE ON LANDING. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FOG.

## Other reports on N5391R (1)

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

- [Incident 19920111007209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111007209I), Jan 11, 1992: Cessna A185F (N5391R), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Aircraft was an amphibious aircraft.

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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