# Accident 20210906015439A: Cessna A185F, Kingsley, IA, September 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2021, 15:14 local time
- Place: Kingsley, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5893° N, 95.8782° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5893&lon=-95.8782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7574N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7574N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,340 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210906015439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER LANDED IN CORN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CEN21LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA406), Sep 6, 2021: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Kingsley, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of an unsecured fuel bladder, which reduced the fuel capacity of the affected tank.

## Other reports on N7574N (4)

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

- [Accident 20260215002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260215002779A), Feb 15, 2026: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Naples, FL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. On February 15, 2026, at about 1116 hours, a 1981 Cessna (floats) A185F, [privacy data omitted] departed marco island executive airport to the south and at…
- [Accident 20060129001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129001099A), Jan 29, 2006: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Pembroke, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 29, 2006, inspector [privacy data omitted] and I conducted an accident investigation located at a private strip in Pembroke, MA. The pilot…
- [Incident 19960518024179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518024179I), May 18, 1996: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on 18 may 1996, on take-off runway 35R at approx. 40 KTS a push to the left was noticed. Rt. Rudder, right brake and rt. Aileron was applied. The…
- [Incident 19851008061919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008061919I), Oct 8, 1985: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. Indications were gear down and locked on floats. Main gear did not extend. Downlock switches sticking.

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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