- Date
- November 29, 1989, 03:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1920QCessna A-185-F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891129047679A
- Case key
- 41154
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
Analysis
During an unauthorized flight, the airplane was last cleared to land by ATC. The controller lost visual contact with the airplane and an unsuccessful attempt to make contact was made. The airplane was later found abandoned on the taxiway just off the runway. Skid marks beginning aprx 600 feet from the threshold and ending at the wreckage were found. The left main landing gear had collapsed and the airplane was resting on the left wing. The propeller blades were both bent and curled. The pilot was never located and the owner reported that the airplane must have been stolen.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1920Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A-185-F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503502
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- George F. Cahill, III
- Airport
- BFI · Boeing Field, runway 31L, 10,001 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- BFI
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 N1920Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.