# Accident 20041205030479A: Cessna A185F, Renton, WA, December 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2004, 12:28 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4931° N, 122.2158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4931&lon=-122.2158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532PC-2005-04-20) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041205030479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 PM ON 12-05-2004 DURING A SEQUENCE OF "TOUCH-AND-GO" OPERATIONS, DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AT ABOUT 100' AGL AND CRASHED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF RENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF BOEING PROPERTY. AFTER THE LAST TOUCH-AND-GO SEQUENCE THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM TO THE TOWER. THE TYPE OF PROBLEM WAS NOT SPECIFIED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FIRST ON THE LEFT MAIN SPRING LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS TURNING. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100' AND STRUCK A JET EXHAUST BLAST FENCE AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING FUEL CELL TO RUPTURE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO EXPLODE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURST INTO FLAME. THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE. NO OTHER PERSONS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME.

## 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 SEA05FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA022), Dec 5, 2004: Cessna 185F (N532PC), Renton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when the flaps became jammed/stuck in their full-down position during a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing. Factors include a worn/disconnected flap…

## Other reports on N532PC (1)

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

- [Accident 19990713043009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713043009A), Jul 13, 1999: Cessna A185F (N532PC), Renton, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot aborted a landing on runway 15 and had gone around, on second attempt, he landed the a/c and then lost control and ground looped.

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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