# Accident 20040724018829A: Cessna A185F, Biggs, CA, July 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Biggs, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3496° N, 121.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3496&lon=-121.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93DM-2017-04-18) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 140 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724018829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN ORCHARD LANDING STRIP ON HIS FARM NEAR BIGGS, CA. HE SELECTED THREE NOTCHES OF FLAPS AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER A VERY SHORT TAKE RUN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE TOP OF A FRUIT TREE, APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED ABOUT TEN MORE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST IN THE ORCHARD. THE WINGS WERE BROKEN ABOUT THE CENTER SECTION. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEAKING FUEL CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT THE CABIN SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FLOORBOARDS. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD A BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW ABOUT THREE WEEKS PRIOR AND HAD COMPLETED A SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFF USING THE SAME PROCEDURE.

## 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 LAX04CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA278), Jul 24, 2004: Cessna A185F (N93DM), Gridley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the rudder to correct for torque and P-factor effects and failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## Other reports on N93DM (1)

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

- [Accident 19820629039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629039759A), Jun 29, 1982: Cessna A185F (N93DM), Scooba, MS, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climb to cruise. Force landed in plowed field. Nosed over. Loose air intake filter blocked air

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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