# Accident 19940209002069A: Cessna A185F, Valley Springs, CA, February 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Valley Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1600° N, 120.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1600&lon=-120.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4833C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4833C) (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: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,055 total, 92 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940209002069A

## Narrative

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

NEW PURCHASE AMPHIBIAN. FORGOT TO RAISE WHEELS FOR WATER LANDING. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA120), Feb 10, 1994: Cessna A185F (N4833C), Valley Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the correct configuration for a water 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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