Cessna A185F accident near Lakeview, Oregon, August 23, 2025
On August 23, 2025 at about 8:45 pm local time, a 1975 Cessna A185F, registered N185GG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lakeview, Oregon (Lake County Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, in gusting crosswind conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 23, 2025 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Lakeview, Oregon · Lake County Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F, built 1975 · all A185Fs on the register
- Registration
- N185GG · registry record · serial 18502787
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane experienced a wind gust from the right. The airplane veered to the right and the pilot attempted to regain directional control using rudder and aileron inputs. The airplane continued to the right, exited the runway surface and ground looped. The left wing and aileron sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 17 with wind from 260° at 6 knots, gusting to 20 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 552230 during descent - emergency
- 552400 during descent - emergency
- 552060 during descent - emergency
- 552300 during descent - emergency
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, none, none
- Flight time: 159 hours in all; 24 in this make and model; 87 in the last 90 days; 34 in the last 30 days; 85 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 30, 2025
- Medical certificate: class 3
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,204.3 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, February 7, 2025; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,525 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO550D (piston); 45 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: HRI Hermiston OR at 6:40 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 5,318 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 6 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 91°C, dew point 43°C
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 pm from KLKV, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KLKV 232053Z AUTO 26006G20KT 7SM CLR 33/06 A3015
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N185GG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR25LA263.