# Accident 19950103000119A: Cessna A185F, Tehachapi, CA, January 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1995, 10:52 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1204° N, 118.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1204&lon=-118.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94296, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94296-2011-04-29) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 1,300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950103000119A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND TRYING TO AVOID TERRAIN WHILE SCUD RUNNING IN A PASS.LOW CLOUDS SNOW SHOWERS AND ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX95FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA072), Jan 3, 1995: Cessna A185F (N94296), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE DIRECTION. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N94296 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820828070219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828070219A), Aug 28, 1982: Cessna A185F (N94296), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing tail dragger in a light crosswind. Heavy braking to stop swerve caused a wing to hit runway.
- [Accident 19800901063259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901063259A), Sep 1, 1980: Cessna A185F (N94296), Protection, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to clear trees on takeoff. Pilot blamed high density altitude. Does not have ag operator certificate.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.