# Accident 19760529013679A: Cessna A185F, Bangor, ME, May 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1976
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3478Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3478Y-1989-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 7 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760529013679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 20K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76DNC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC51), May 29, 1976: Cessna A185F (N3478Y), Bangor, ME, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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