# NTSB MIA80DLD27: Cessna A185F, N22CB, Oxford, FL, January 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1980
- Place: Oxford, FL · OXFORD, FL
- Location: 28.9275° N, 82.0373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9275&lon=-82.0373&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0304   80/1/6  NR.OXFORD,FL          CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 590
        TIME - 1630                    N22CB               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,FL                 RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22CB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22CB), registered now, S/N 185-02188, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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

## 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 19800106000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106000499A), Jan 6, 1980: Cessna A185F, Oxford, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Flipped over on emergency landing in pasture. Fuel selector between tanks.

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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