# Accident 20210502007979A: Cessna A185F, Driggs, ID, May 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2021, 09:00 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Airport: Driggs-Reed Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7381° N, 111.1075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7381&lon=-111.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9BB-2025-09-25) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210502007979A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING A POSSIBLE GUSTY WIND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. DURING THE GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR, LEFT LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND SKIN WRINKLING OF THE FORWARD LEFT FUSELAGE. NTSB INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR21LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA181), May 2, 2021: Cessna A185F (N9BB), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N9BB (1)

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

- [Accident 20250818010569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250818010569A), Aug 18, 2025: Cessna A185F (N9BB), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he landed onto a known grass strip and then drifted during the rollout into tall grass. The airplane ran over a log that was obscured in the…

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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