# Accident 19961024046309A: Cessna A185E, Giddings, TX, October 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Giddings, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1798° N, 96.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1798&lon=-96.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185XX-2015-12-23) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961024046309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCT. 24, 1996 AT 1607 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185E, N185XX, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR GIDDINGS, TX. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE AND ONE OF HIS PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHILE A PILOT RATED PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1510, WITH THE ROBERT MULLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AS ITS INTENDED DESTINATION. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 MILES FROM THE LEE COUNTY AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA028), Oct 24, 1996: Cessna A185E (N185XX), Giddings, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as result of an oil leak due to a pinched 'O' ring in the oil filter. Factors were the improper installation of the oil filter, and the lack of suitable terrain for the…

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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