# Accident 19930921035329A: Cessna 185A, Deborgia, MT, September 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1993, 20:30 local time
- Place: Deborgia, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3890° N, 115.3209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3890&lon=-115.3209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4176Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4176Y-2012-11-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 33,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930921035329A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED UNLIGHTED LANDING STRIP OWNED BY PILOT. STALLED ON ABRUPT CLIMBING TURN ON A GO AROUND. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 SEA93FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA205), Sep 22, 1993: Cessna 185A (N4176Y), De Borgia, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE A STALL.

## Other reports on N4176Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780915018869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915018869I), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna 185A (N4176Y), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft drifted off wet grass runway. Struck log. Heavy rain a factor.

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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