# NTSB FTW85LA150: Cessna 305E, N3946K, Mckinney, TX, March 15, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 15, 1985, 11:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Coordinates: 33.179, -96.589683 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1790&lon=-96.5897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA150
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21697/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA150

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

THE ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT LANDED IN SOFT TERRAIN (MUDDY FIELD) AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED FINDING 1/2 CUP OF WATER IN THE FUEL TANK AND GASCOLATOR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3946K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3946K), registered now, S/N 24716 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305E
- Registry model: [Cessna L-19E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (registry code 2074016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24716
- Airframe hours: 2700
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-15 213 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Johnson, Delmo
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1984
- Airport: TX05, Aero-Country, runway 17, 2,950 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 5,875 total, 220 in this make and model, 5,760 as pilot in command, 76 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19850315007609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315007609A), Mar 15, 1985: Cessna L19E, Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. Landed and nosed over in field after engine quit. Pilot says he drained sumps. Water in fuel tanks after accident.

## Other investigations on N3946K (1)

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 CEN22LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA332), Jul 24, 2022: Cessna L-19E (N3946K), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty crosswind.

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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