# Accident 19991111043569A: Cessna A185F, Astoria, OK, November 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1999, 11:47 local time
- Place: Astoria, OK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1193° N, 123.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1193&lon=-123.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6245E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6245E-2013-08-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111043569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST ON A WET 1800 FT. GRASS STRIP, ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN STALLED/SPINNED AND CRASHED INVERTED 200 FEET OFF THE END OF RWY 28. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS UNREMARKABLE. AUTOPSY WAS UNREMARKABLE.

## 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 SEA00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA017), Nov 11, 1999: Cessna A185F (N6245E), Astoria, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed after a delayed go-around. Factors include incapacitation due to the use of unapproved drugs.

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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