- Date
- April 25, 1978
- Place
- Ramona, CA · RAMONA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1084FCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780425009679A
- Case key
- 142175
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0787 78/4/25 RAMONA,CA CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1000 N1084F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 43, 4831 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1387 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMONA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RAMONA,CA RETURN AGUA CALIENTE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED REMARKS- WRONG NUT & BOLT INSTALLED & OVERTIGHTENED FORCING L RUDDER CABLE FORK AGAINST BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1084F
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ramona
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1084F · 1
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