# Accident 19960505009519A: Cessna A185E, Cascade, ID, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5903° N, 115.5697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5903&lon=-115.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505009519A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFTOFF FROM WET SOFT SHORT GRASS STRIP. UNABLE ACCELERATE. CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA089), May 5, 1996: Cessna A185E (N185MP), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, his failure to ensure that the airplane would maintain proper clearance from obstructions (trees), and his delay in aborting the takeoff. The soft/wet runway…

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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