# Accident 19940313005009A: Cessna A185F, Fort Lewis, WA, March 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Fort Lewis, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0955° N, 122.5674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lewis, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0955&lon=-122.5674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4732E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,105 total, 20 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940313005009A

## Narrative

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

NOT FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TURN BACK AVOID TREES ON SHORE. IMPACTED IN TURN. FUEL SELECTOR STUCK PARTIAL OFF.

## 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 SEA94LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA082), Mar 13, 1994: Cessna 185 (N4732E), Fort Lewis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE SEIZED IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION.

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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