# NTSB FTW80DRA50: Cessna 185, N185U, New Caney, TX, September 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1980
- Place: New Caney, TX · NEW CANEY, TX
- Location: 30.1552° N, 95.2113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Caney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1552&lon=-95.2113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2319  80/9/11    NEW CANEY,TX        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 119
        TIME - 1100                    N185U               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CANEY,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N185U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185U), registered now, S/N 185-0230, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakley

## 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 19800911055739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911055739A), Sep 11, 1980: Cessna 185, New Caney, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long & fast on wet grass strip. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway into trees.

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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