- Date
- June 13, 1987, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Norwood, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5836JCessna A185E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870613079649A
- Case key
- 17245
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt was circling gnd psnl at 300 to 500 ft AGL, banking up to 60 deg, when the eng quit. An eng restart was successful; however, the acft was too low to recover & it collided with a fence. After hitting the fence, the acft crashed to the gnd & was damaged. A post acdnt eng run & magneto check were normal. An exam of the acft did not reveal any evidence of a pre-acdnt failure or deficiency.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5836J
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18501805
- Airframe hours
- 1,380
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rick Sears
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1986
- Departed
- MTJ · Montrose, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 670 total · 125 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.