# Accident 19950509010889A: Cessna A185F, Oroville, WA, May 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oroville, WA
- Airport: Dorothy Scott Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8708° N, 119.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8708&lon=-119.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1684R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 800 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950509010889A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. GS CAPS LEAKING AND CORRODED. RECENT ANNUAL. AD MISSED.

## 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 SEA95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA096), May 9, 1995: Cessna A185F (N1684R), Oroville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DETERIORATED SEAL(S) ON THE FUEL TANK CAP(S), NON-COMPLIANCE…

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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