# Accident 19940907048599A: Cessna A185F, Conrad, MT, September 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1994, 09:00 local time
- Place: Conrad, MT
- Airport: Conrad Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1995° N, 111.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1995&lon=-111.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5387H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5387H) (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 IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,053 total, 5 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907048599A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. CFI UNABLE TO CORRECT. RUDDER PEDALS WERE STOWED. WING STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 SEA94LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA234), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna A185F (N5387H), Conrad, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S FAILURE TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING THE PROPER ENGAGEMENT AND FUNCTION OF THE RUDDER PEDALS, PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

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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