# Accident 19970814022509A: Cessna A185F, Buckeye, AZ, August 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3791° N, 112.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3791&lon=-112.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1023F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1023F) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,638 total, 4,380 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970814022509A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LEFT SIDE OF STRIP TO AVOID BADGERHOLE. LEFT WING HIT TREE. SPUN LEFT SLID SIDEWAYS. BROKE GEAR. BENT WING.

## 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 LAX97LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA290), Aug 14, 1997: Cessna 185 (N1023F), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgement of the clearance between the aircraft and the tree.

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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