# NTSB investigations: Cessna 185: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 SEA04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA034.md): Cessna 185F · Deer Park, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 2004 · N185WB · Substantial damage
  > The dual student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the failure of the flight instructor to provide remedial action. A factor was snowbank.
- [NTSB ANC03LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA086.md): Cessna 185 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2003 · N913SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a swerve and nose down.
- [NTSB ANC02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA126.md): Cessna 185 · Seward, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2002 · N9808X · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control of the airplane due to the failure of the pilot to correct for torque/P Factor during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was a wet grass surface.
- [NTSB LAX00LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA198.md): Cessna 185 · Borrego Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 2000 · N9955X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA040.md): Cessna 185 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1996 · N9875X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions. The strong, gusty crosswind was a factor.
- [NTSB DEN89LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA188.md): Cessna 185 · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1989 · N9823X · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot. The wind condition was considered to be a contributing factor.
- [NTSB MKC83LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA146.md): Cessna 185 · Mound Valley, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1983 · N4010Y · Substantial damage
  > The plt took off from a small arpt to reposition the acft on a road to pick up sky divers. During the landing, he lost control of the acft & it swerved off the road & hit a tree.

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072802&occurrence=260

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