# Incident 19941209046589I: Cessna A185F, Birmingham, AL, December 9, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4972Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4972Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941209046589I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO DITCH ON WAY TO RAMP. UNLIGHTED HAZAR. SIXTH INCIDENT IN AREA.

## Other reports on N4972Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19800311005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005419A), Mar 11, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4972Q), Addison, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of aircraft while landing in strong crosswind. Bounced,slid sideways. Collapsed gear.

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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