Cessna A185F N802DM
12 August 1984 · Tomball, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1984 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N802DM, operated by Mort Hall AVN., was involved in an accident near Tomball, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tomball, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- David Wayne Hooks (DWH)
- Coordinates
- 30.0898, -95.6091
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N802DM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mort Hall AVN.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tomball → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA345
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
BEFORE TAKEOFF 2 PAXS BOARDED SO THE INSTRUCTOR COULD DEMONSTRATE TO THE STUDENT THE EFFECT THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT HAS ON ACFT HANDLING ON WATER. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR THE ACFT WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE DURING TAKEOFF. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE WATERWAY, WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ONTO A LAND MASS WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT STARTED THETAKEOFF RUN AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT LIFTING OFF. THE WATERWAY WAS 2600 FT LONG. TAILWIND OF 5 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1984 | Cessna A185F | Winslow, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna A185F | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1984 | Cessna A185F | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Cessna A185F | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1984 | Cessna A185F | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1984 | Cessna A185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Owen Robert R QUICKIE 2 | Ponder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150 | Papalote, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |