Cessna A185F N4833C
10 February 1994 · Valley Springs, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 February 1994 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4833C was involved in an accident near Valley Springs, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valley Springs, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Hogan Seaplane Base (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 38.1600, -120.8403
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N4833C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Andreas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA120
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the correct configuration for a water landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he had just recently purchased the aircraft and had completed 5 hours of instruction in it just before the accident flight. The pilot reported that before he left for home he wanted to make one more water landing and flew to the New Hogan Lake Reservoir. The pilot said he forgot to raise the wheels when he departed the San Andreas land airport, and on touchdown in the lake, the aircraft nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1994 | Cessna A185F | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1994 | Cessna A185F | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | Coffman, Edward K. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1994 | Cessna A185F | Sterling Hgts, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Sep 1994 | Cessna A185F | Conrad, Montana, United States | Karlee Leasing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1994 | Cessna A185F | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1994 | Cessna A185F | Paxson, Alaska, United States | Gulkana Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Fort Bragg, California, United States | Sundance Flying Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1994 | Schweizer G-164B | Yuba City, California, United States | Sutter Butte Dusters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1994 | Cessna T210L | Kettleman City, California, United States | Willie Alves Rodrigues | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1994 | Maule M-5-235C | Columbia, California, United States | White, James L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1994 | Cessna 150L | Rio Linda, California, United States | Hinckley, Thomas, F. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1994 | Robinson R-22 | Chico, California, United States | Sierra Aviation | No injuries | - |