# Accident 19940705017289A: Cessna 185C, Palouse, WA, July 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8808° N, 117.1510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8808&lon=-117.1510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5833T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5833T-1996-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017289A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR INTO NEAR ZERO IMC HEARD CIRCLING. VERTICAL IMPACT INDICATES LOST CONTROL. SUSPECT NOT CURRENT.

## 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 SEA94FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA164), Jul 5, 1994: Cessna 185C (N5833T), Palouse, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AFTER ENTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FOG WAS A RELATED 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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