# NTSB investigations: Cessna 185: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR20CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA149.md): Cessna 185 · Winifred, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2020 · N185 · Substantial damage
  > An inadequate flare that resulted in a bounced landing and the pilot's subsequent delayed decision to go-around that did not allow for sufficient clearance from trees when the airplane was affected by a gusting wind.
- [NTSB ANC20CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA022.md): Cessna 182 · Koyuk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Feb 20, 2020 · N969KM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing in flat light conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA18CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA468.md): Cessna 185 · Lovelock, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 5, 2018 · N9867X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC14CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA077.md): Cessna 185 · Gakona, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2014 · N432X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control after the airplane's main landing gear tire deflated during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC11LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA068.md): Cessna 185 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2011 · N9852X · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in the ditching and sinking of the airplane in ocean waters.
- [NTSB WPR11CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA024.md): Cessna 185 · Fort Thomas, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 22, 2010 · N5011X · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's encounter with a dust devil during landing rollout, which resulted in the pilot not being able to maintain directional control.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072802')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '470' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence?model=2072802

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