# Accident 20031014035069A: Cessna A185E, Cedarville, MI, October 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cedarville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9893° N, 84.3591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9893&lon=-84.3591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3399L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3399L) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014035069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HE DEPARTED THE HESSEL AIRPORT (5Y1) ENROUTE TO DRUMMOND ISLAND SO THAT HE COULD REFUEL. AT ABOUT THE MIDPOINT OF THE PLANNED 18 MINUTE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. HE LANDED IN THE AREA THAT HAD THE FEWEST AND SMALLEST TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 14 GALLONS REMAINED IN THE FUEL TANKS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE FUEL PUMP WAS WORKING OR NOT.

## 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 CHI04LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA023), Oct 14, 2003: Cessna A185E (N3399L), Cedarville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the airplane was landed.

## Other reports on N3399L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811225082539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811225082539A), Dec 25, 1981: Cessna 185 (N3399L), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered whiteout trying to land on snow-covered runway. Three inch snow cover. Pulled airplane into snow berm.
- [Incident 19790318008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318008939I), Mar 18, 1979: Cessna 185 (N3399L), Bayou Pigeon, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft's float struck submerged log, causing aircraft to sink.

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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