# NTSB ATL81FKJ05: Cessna 185, N6305E, Evergreen, AL, January 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1981
- Place: Evergreen, AL · EVERGREEN, AL
- Location: 31.4332° N, 86.9761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evergreen, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4332&lon=-86.9761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0310   81/1/3    EVERGREEN,AL        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1558
        TIME - 1155                    N6305E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZEPHYRHILLS,FL              EVERGREEN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APRX 10 GALS OF FUEL WAS FOUND ONBOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6305E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305E-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 18504022, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Middleton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810103015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103015339A), Jan 3, 1981: Cessna A185F, Evergreen, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit near fuel stop. Crash-landed. Engine ok. One fuel tank empty. Possible fuel mismanagement.

## Other investigations on N6305E (2)

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 ANC89LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA112), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6305E), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT & A STRONG DOWNDRAFT.
- [NTSB CHI83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA212), May 6, 1983: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Eaton Rapids, MI, substantial damage

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.

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