# Accident 20220608010539A: Cessna A185F, June 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2022, 17:11 local time
- Airport: Sun River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8763° N, 121.4531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8763&lon=-121.4531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94078-2023-11-01) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,734 total, 1,361 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608010539A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED RUNWAY 36, AT 45KTS TAIL WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND AND AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. WIND WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT AT 5 KNOTS.

## 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 WPR22LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA209), Jun 9, 2022: Cessna A185F (N94078), Sunriver, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N94078 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850406017339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406017339I), Apr 6, 1985: Cessna A185F (N94078), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower wheels for landing. Damage to float skids.

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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