# Accident 19940210001929A: Cessna A185F, Sterling Hights, MI, February 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1994, 22:51 local time
- Place: Sterling Hights, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5610° N, 83.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5610&lon=-83.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53064, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-1994-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001929A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED DRINKING AT PARTY. THEN BUZZED AREA WHERE PARTY WAS.STRUCK TOWER POWERLINE AND A HOME. INTOXICATED LEVEL

## 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 CHI94FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA082), Feb 11, 1994: Cessna A185F (N53064), Sterling Hgts, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, WHICH LED TO HIS INTENTIONAL BUZZING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM OBSTACLES. FACTORS RELATED…

## Other reports on N53064 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850131001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131001579A), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna A185F (N53064), Belle Chase, LA, Substantial damage. While taxiing to ramp area shock strut separated allowing float to dig in. Aircraft nosed over and sank.
- [Accident 19810916059689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059689A), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna A185F (N53064), South Timberlai, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed amphibian in water with gear extended.

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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