# NTSB MKC86LA115: Cessna A185F, N1096F, Bernie, MO, May 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1986, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Bernie, MO
- Coordinates: 36.669048, -89.970405 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6690&lon=-89.9704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC86LA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34182/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA115

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff
  - fuselage,seat - failure,partial (cause)
  - fuselage,attachment - failure,partial (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - abort - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - ditch
- Fire, takeoff

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HIS SEAT FAILED AND HE FELL BACKWARD AWAY FROM THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THE THROTTLE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, OFF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A SMALL DITCH, A ROAD AND THEN IMPACTED IN A VERY LARGE DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRPLANE STARTED BURNING AS THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE. DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE OF THE SEAT, THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT AND THE SEAT RETENTION SYSTEM, THE POINT OF FAILURE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1096F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096F-1998-04-10), registration cancelled 1998-04-10, S/N 18502751 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 185 02751
- Airframe hours: 895
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Moore Flying Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1986
- Destination: CARUTHERSVILLE, MO
- Airport: Ag Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 7,000 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F

## 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 19860520087479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860520087479A), May 20, 1986: Cessna A185F, Bernie, MO, Destroyed. Pilot reported seat back failed on initial takeoff. Lost control veered off runway into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N1096F (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 MKC76DTG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTG17), Jun 14, 1976: Cessna 185 (N1096F), Devils Lake, ND, 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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