# Accident 20070528013819A: Cessna A185F, Wilbur, WA, May 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Wilbur, WA
- Airport: Gollehon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8278° N, 118.6664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8278&lon=-118.6664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9434N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9434N) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528013819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED TO THE EAST FROM PERSONAL AIRSTRIP, ACCORDING TO HIS SPOUSE, BETWEEN 1500 AND 1530. AIRCRAFT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST, WITH THE AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELING INTO THE NOSE SECTION, AND THEN COMING TO REST LAYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM INITIAL WING STRIKE. WHEAT AT THE CRASH SITE WAS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET HIGH. NO WHEAT WAS DISTURBED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LEFT WING ENTRY PATH--SUGGEST BANK ANGLE OF AT LEAST 80 DEGREES. FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE 3RD NOTCH POSITION, AND WITNESS MARKS ON THE FUSELAGE CONFIRM THIS SELECTION. THROTTLE, PROP, AND MIXTURE WERE ALL FOUND FULL FORWARD. NO APPRECIABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN EITHER WING TANK. FUEL ODOR WAS NOTED IN SOIL BELOW RIGHT TANK. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN "BOTH" POSITION. ULTIMATE FUEL KILL AREA MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 3' BY 6'. FUELING RECORDS COMPARED WITH FLIGHT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ONLY 1.7 FLIGHT HOURS AGAINST FULL FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AMENDED NARRATIVE LIKELY TO FOLLOW. (-23 AMENDMENT) AIRMAN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN UNDER ADDITIONAL STRESS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA07FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA134), May 28, 2007: Cessna 185 (N9434N), Wilbur, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: In-flight collision with terrain shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N9434N (1)

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

- [Incident 19970612013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612013899I), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna A185F (N9434N), Novato, CA, Minor damage. Pilot unable two tries land in crosswind. SIC landed. Wind lifted wing. Other hit. Ground looped. Folded right gear.

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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