# NTSB IAD79DKW16: Cessna A185, N70083, Elizabethton, TN, July 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1979
- Place: Elizabethton, TN · ELIZABETHTON, TN
- Location: 36.3396° N, 82.2378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-82.2378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW16

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1447   79/7/5    ELIZABETHTON,TN     CESSNA A185         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N70083              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      49, 11770 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            820 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTON,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70083](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70083), registered now, S/N 18501950, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizabethton

## 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 19790705013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705013359A), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna 185E, Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Ran off runway, turned over.

## Other investigations on N70083 (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 WPR09CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA252), May 18, 2009: Cessna 185E (N70083), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB FTW84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA052), Nov 12, 1983: Cessna A185E (N70083), El Paso, TX, 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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