# Accident 20051020023789A: Cessna A185F, Halls Crossing, UT, October 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Halls Crossing, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5592° N, 110.7578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5592&lon=-110.7578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7377H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7377H) (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: 2,170 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020023789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING IN AN AREA THAT CONTAINED LOGS AND OTHER DEBRIS THAT DRIFT INTO THE CANYON WATERWAYS WITHOUT CURRENT. THE LAKE IS ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVEL. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF SUBMERGED OBJECTS IN THESE AREAS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 SEA06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA009), Oct 20, 2005: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Lake Powell, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an aborted water takeoff run which resulted in the airplane colliding with a canyon wall. A contributing factor was the submerged object…

## Other reports on N7377H (2)

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

- [Incident 20030210005529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030210005529I), Feb 10, 2003: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Burrwood, LA, Minor damage. (-23) The seaplane struck a sand bar on take-off and the pilot lost aircraft control. The nose and the front tips of both floats stuck in the river sand. The…
- [Accident 19800207001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207001679A), Feb 7, 1980: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Creston, IA, Substantial damage. Made takeoff on wet runway. Wheel locked with ice en route. Aircraft skidded sideways on landing. Broke right wheel

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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