# Accident 19941009034219A: Cessna A185F, Rochester, MA, October 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1994, 11:50 local time
- Place: Rochester, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7318° N, 70.8200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7318&lon=-70.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53074, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53074-1997-10-14) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941009034219A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TO LAND FLOATPLANE IN POND. ENGINE QUIT. HIT TREES. NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD. ENGINE TEST NORMAL.

## 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 NYC95LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA002), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 185F (N53074), Rochester, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadeqaute calculation of fuel and inadeqaute inflight decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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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