Cessna 185A N3306R
13 March 1987 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1987 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 185A registered N3306R was involved in an accident near Midland, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Windham Ranch Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185A
- Registration
- N3306R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Midland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH UNEVEN FIELD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR, LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND LEFT ELEVATOR. THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD A CERTIFICATE/RTATING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1987 | Cessna 185 | Burnet, Texas, United States | James Bath | 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 | - |
| 29 Jul 1987 | Cessna 185F | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Eduardo Escobar | Serious 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
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |