# Accident 19930523015049A: Cessna 185A, Lowell, ID, May 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lowell, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0799° N, 115.8603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0799&lon=-115.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4080Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4080Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930523015049A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. LANDED IN BOGGY MEADOW. NOSED OVER. ROCKER ARM BROKE. BOGUS CAMSHAFT USED IN ENGINE OVERHALL.

## 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 SEA93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA120), May 23, 1993: Cessna 185A (N4080Y), Lowell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE OF THE ROCKER ARM AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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