Cessna 185F N9003H
29 July 1987 · Hollywood, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1987 at about 21:10 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N9003H, operated by Eduardo Escobar, was involved in an accident near Hollywood, Florida, United States. 6 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hollywood, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.9905, -80.2199
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185F
- Registration
- N9003H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eduardo Escobar
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87FA217
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT OF THE ACFT TO INCLUDE THE DRAINING OF THE SUMPS & FUEL STRAINER AND NO WATER WAS FOUND. AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT; HOWEVER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE, TREE AND VEHICLE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON A ROADWAY. FOUR INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND (IN THE VEHICLE) RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND ONE RECEIVED NO INJURIES. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 OUNCES OF WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL STRAINER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOTTHE AIRCRAFT WAS TIED DOWN OUTSIDE, UNCOVERED FOR AT LEAST A MONTH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. LOCAL RESIDENTS STATED THAT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NO OTHER PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION/FAILURE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1987 | Cessna 185 | Burnet, Texas, United States | James Bath | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 185A | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1987 | Cessna 185 | Little Delta Rv, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Cessna 185 | Mt. Watana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Cessna 185 | Wind River, Alaska, United States | Audi Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1987 | Cessna 185 | Lake Chelan, Washington, United States | Nordic Marine Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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